Information about #6C898E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#6C898E is a gently muted aqua cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gothic (#698890). Slightly further away sit Alexandra's Eyes (#73888C) and Tsunami (#6B8393).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(108, 137, 142)), which gives #6C898E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. #6C898E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#6C898E color variations
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#6C898E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#6C898E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#6C898E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#6C898E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#6C898E 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 #6C898E color
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Nearest named colors to #6C898E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#698890
#73888C
#6B8393
#718894
#6F828A
#718F8A
#648894
#708090
#738595
#768993
#74918E
#718187
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#6C898E
- RGB108, 137, 142
- CMYK13, 2, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(108, 137, 142)
- HSL189°, 14%, 49%
- HSL Precise188.824°, 13.6%, 49.02%
- HSV189°, 24%, 56%
- HSB189°, 24%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.537, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.537, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.537, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID6C898E
- DECIMAL ID7113102
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
