Information about #6C8388 color

#6C8388 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C8388 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 131, 136) — 42.4% red, 51.4% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 2 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6C8388 reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan 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 Steel Grey (#6F828A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluff (#718187) and Lynch (#697D89).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 131, 136) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6C8388: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6C8388 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6C8388 color variations

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#6C8388 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 #6C8388

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

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Gumbo color link
Gumbo

#718F8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C8388
  • RGB108, 131, 136
  • CMYK11, 2, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(108, 131, 136)
  • HSL191°, 11%, 48%
  • HSL Precise190.714°, 11.475%, 47.843%
  • HSV191°, 21%, 53%
  • HSB191°, 21%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.514, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.514, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.514, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C8388
  • DECIMAL ID7111560
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01