Information about #6B899E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B899E is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 137, 158) — 42% red, 53.7% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 8 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #6B899E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F). Slightly further away sit Grey Blue (#6B8BA4) and Hoki (#65869F).

The recipe behind #6B899E is rgb(107, 137, 158), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. #6B899E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B899E color variations

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

#6B899E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B899E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B899E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B899E 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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#6B899E 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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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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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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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 #6B899E

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

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Antique Navy Hue color link
Antique Navy Hue

#718894

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Ashleigh Blue color link
Ashleigh Blue

#6B86AA

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

#6B899E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B899E
  • RGB107, 137, 158
  • CMYK20, 8, 0, 38
  • HSL205°, 21%, 52%
  • HSL Precise204.706°, 20.816%, 51.961%
  • HSV205°, 32%, 62%
  • HSB205°, 32%, 62%
  • HEX ID6B899E
  • DECIMAL ID7047582
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
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