Information about #6D989D color

#6D989D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6D989D falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(109, 152, 157) — 42.7% red, 59.6% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 2 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6D989D 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 Desaturated Cyan (#669999). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Paradise (#6A9C95) and Bounce (#679394).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(109, 152, 157)), which gives #6D989D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6D989D: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6D989D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6D989D color variations

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

#6D989D 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 #6D989D

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

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6D989D
  • RGB109, 152, 157
  • CMYK19, 2, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(109, 152, 157)
  • HSL186°, 20%, 52%
  • HSL Precise186.25°, 19.672%, 52.157%
  • HSV186°, 31%, 62%
  • HSB186°, 31%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.427, 0.596, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.427, 0.596, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.427, 0.596, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6D989D
  • DECIMAL ID7182493
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01