Information about #6B8080 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6B8080 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(107, 128, 128) — 42% red, 50.2% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 0 / 0 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B8080 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from AuroMetalSaurus (#6E7F80). Slightly further away sit Rusted Light Blue (#6A7F7A) and My Sweet Home (#657F7C).

The recipe behind #6B8080 is rgb(107, 128, 128), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6B8080: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B8080 color variations

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

#6B8080 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 #6B8080

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

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B8080
  • RGB107, 128, 128
  • CMYK8, 0, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(107, 128, 128)
  • HSL180°, 9%, 46%
  • HSL Precise180°, 8.936%, 46.078%
  • HSV180°, 16%, 50%
  • HSB180°, 16%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.502, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.502, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.502, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B8080
  • DECIMAL ID7045248
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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