Information about #6B908F color

#6B908F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B908F is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 144, 143) — 42% red, 56.5% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained cyan, #6B908F 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 a hair away from Bounce (#679394). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gumbo (#718F8A) and Gothic (#698890).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 144, 143) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6B908F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. #6B908F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B908F color variations

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#6B908F 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 #6B908F

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

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Gumbo color link
Gumbo

#718F8A

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B908F
  • RGB107, 144, 143
  • CMYK15, 0, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(107, 144, 143)
  • HSL178°, 15%, 49%
  • HSL Precise178.378°, 14.741%, 49.216%
  • HSV178°, 26%, 56%
  • HSB178°, 26%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.565, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.565, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.565, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B908F
  • DECIMAL ID7049359
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01