Slate Gray (Neutral)

#6B8B8E

RGB: 107, 139, 142

Color OverviewHEX #6B8B8E

#6B8B8E Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #6B8B8E is composed of 42% red, 55% green, and 56% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 185°, saturation of 14%, and lightness of 49%.

HEX

#6B8B8E

RGB

107, 139, 142

HSL

185°, 14%, 49%

HSV

185°, 25%, 56%

CMYK

25%, 2%, 0%, 44%

Name Match

Slate Gray

Closest Standard

Shades of #6B8B8E (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #6B8B8E (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #6B8B8E (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #6B8B8E

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #6B8B8E Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.68 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #6B8B8E Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.71 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #6B8B8E;
}

.element {
  color: #6B8B8E;
  background-color: #6B8B8E;
  border-color: #6B8B8E;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#6B8B8E] text-[#6B8B8E] border-[#6B8B8E]">
  Content styled with #6B8B8E
</div>