Information about #6B889D color

#6B889D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B889D falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 136, 157) — 42% red, 53.3% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 8 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6B889D reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hoki (#65869F) and Grey Blue (#6B8BA4).

The recipe behind #6B889D is rgb(107, 136, 157), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6B889D: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. #6B889D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B889D color variations

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

#6B889D 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 #6B889D

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

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B889D
  • RGB107, 136, 157
  • CMYK20, 8, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(107, 136, 157)
  • HSL205°, 20%, 52%
  • HSL Precise205.2°, 20.325%, 51.765%
  • HSV205°, 32%, 62%
  • HSB205°, 32%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.533, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.533, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.533, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B889D
  • DECIMAL ID7047325
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01