Information about #6B868A color

#6B868A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B868A falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 134, 138) — 42% red, 52.5% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 2 / 0 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B868A is a calm, restrained cyan that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Steel Grey (#6F828A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gothic (#698890) and Bluff (#718187).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 134, 138) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6B868A: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6B868A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6B868A color variations

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

#6B868A 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 #6B868A

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

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Gumbo color link
Gumbo

#718F8A

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B868A
  • RGB107, 134, 138
  • CMYK12, 2, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(107, 134, 138)
  • HSL188°, 13%, 48%
  • HSL Precise187.742°, 12.653%, 48.039%
  • HSV188°, 22%, 54%
  • HSB188°, 22%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.525, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.525, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.525, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B868A
  • DECIMAL ID7046794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01