Information about #6C8289 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6C8289 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(108, 130, 137) — 42.4% red, 51% green, 53.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 3 / 0 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #6C8289 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Steel Grey (#6F828A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluff (#718187) and Lynch (#697D89).

The recipe behind #6C8289 is rgb(108, 130, 137), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6C8289: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6C8289 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6C8289 color variations

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

#6C8289 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6C8289 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6C8289 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6C8289 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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#6C8289 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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#89816C
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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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#896C82
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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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#736C89
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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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Nearest named colors to #6C8289

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

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Alexandra's Eyes color link
Alexandra's Eyes

#73888C

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Antique Navy Hue color link
Antique Navy Hue

#718894

#6C8289 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C8289
  • RGB108, 130, 137
  • CMYK11, 3, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(108, 130, 137)
  • HSL194°, 12%, 48%
  • HSL Precise194.483°, 11.837%, 48.039%
  • HSV194°, 21%, 54%
  • HSB194°, 21%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.510, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.510, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.510, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C8289
  • DECIMAL ID7111305
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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