Information about #6A827F color

#6A827F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6A827F falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(106, 130, 127) — 41.6% red, 51% green, 49.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 1 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained cyan, #6A827F feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to AuroMetalSaurus (#6E7F80). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rusted Light Blue (#6A7F7A) and My Sweet Home (#657F7C).

In RGB terms — rgb(106, 130, 127) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6A827F: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6A827F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6A827F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6A827F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6A827F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Thor color link
Thor

#697F79

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A827F
  • RGB106, 130, 127
  • CMYK9, 0, 1, 49
  • CSSrgb(106, 130, 127)
  • HSL173°, 10%, 46%
  • HSL Precise172.5°, 10.169%, 46.275%
  • HSV173°, 18%, 51%
  • HSB173°, 18%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.510, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.510, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.510, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6A827F
  • DECIMAL ID6980223
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01