Information about #6B828B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6B828B belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(107, 130, 139) (42% red, 51% green, 54.5% blue), or CMYK 13 / 4 / 0 / 45 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #6B828B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Steel Grey (#6F828A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lynch (#697D89) and Bluff (#718187).

The recipe behind #6B828B is rgb(107, 130, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6B828B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. #6B828B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B828B color variations

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

#6B828B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B828B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B828B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B828B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6B828B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#718A6A
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Nearest named colors to #6B828B

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

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Alexandra's Eyes color link
Alexandra's Eyes

#73888C

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

Antique Navy Hue color link
Antique Navy Hue

#718894

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

#6B828B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B828B
  • RGB107, 130, 139
  • CMYK13, 4, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(107, 130, 139)
  • HSL197°, 13%, 48%
  • HSL Precise196.875°, 13.008%, 48.235%
  • HSV197°, 23%, 55%
  • HSB197°, 23%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.510, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.510, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.510, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B828B
  • DECIMAL ID7045771
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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