Information about #6F858A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#6F858A is a calm, restrained cyan that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Steel Grey (#6F828A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluff (#718187) and Alexandra's Eyes (#73888C).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(111, 133, 138)), which gives #6F858A its character. If you plan to put text on a #6F858A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#6F858A color variations
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#6F858A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#6F858A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#6F858A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#6F858A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#6F858A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #6F858A color
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Nearest named colors to #6F858A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6F828A
#718187
#73888C
#708090
#698890
#697D89
#6B8393
#718F8A
#798488
#718894
#6E7F80
#738595
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#6F858A
- RGB111, 133, 138
- CMYK11, 2, 0, 46
- CSSrgb(111, 133, 138)
- HSL191°, 11%, 49%
- HSL Precise191.111°, 10.843%, 48.824%
- HSV191°, 20%, 54%
- HSB191°, 20%, 54%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
- GLSLvec3(0.435, 0.522, 0.541)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.435, 0.522, 0.541, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.435, 0.522, 0.541)
- Percentage of Red in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID6F858A
- DECIMAL ID7308682
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
