Information about #6E8B9C color

#6E8B9C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E8B9C falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(110, 139, 156) — 43.1% red, 54.5% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 7 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #6E8B9C carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F). Slightly further away sit Scotty Silver (#758A9C) and Bluish Grey (#748B97).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 139, 156) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E8B9C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E8B9C color variations

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

#6E8B9C 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 #6E8B9C

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

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E8B9C
  • RGB110, 139, 156
  • CMYK18, 7, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(110, 139, 156)
  • HSL202°, 19%, 52%
  • HSL Precise202.174°, 18.852%, 52.157%
  • HSV202°, 29%, 61%
  • HSB202°, 29%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.545, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.545, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.545, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6E8B9C
  • DECIMAL ID7244700
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01