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Named color

Oxidized Copper

Oxidized Copper is a muted cyan color with HEX #6E7F80. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 110, 127, 128, HSL 183, 8%, 47%, cool temperature, and is useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging.

#6E7F80 cyan cool muted
HEX #6E7F80
RGB rgb(110, 127, 128)
HSL hsl(183 8% 47%)
CMYK cmyk(14, 1, 0, 50)
Luminance 0.2005
Contrast Black 5.01:1White 4.19:1

CSS Utilities

--color-oxidized-copper: #6E7F80;
.bg-oxidized-copper { background-color: #6E7F80; }
.text-oxidized-copper { color: #6E7F80; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2005
Black text5.01:1AA Pass
White text4.19:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
{
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Harmonies
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Variants
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  "pastel": "#B8B8B8",
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Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Oxidized Copper Color

Oxidized Copper sits in the cyan family with cool temperature and muted visual character. Oxidized Copper is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include finish, durability, and value, which makes it relevant for hardware and automotive. In design work, Oxidized Copper is most useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Cyan color familyBrowse named cyan colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Oxidized Copper accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #6E7F80.Oxidized Copper CSS utilitiesUse Oxidized Copper in CSS variables and utility classes.#6E7F80 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Oxidized Copper paletteOpen the generated palette based on Oxidized Copper.Oxidized Copper harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Oxidized Copper against black and white text.

Black text5.01:1AA Pass
White text4.19:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Steel Gray#71797E
Smoke#738276
Wet Concrete#6F7378
Zinc#7D7F7C
Slate Gray#708090

Color Harmonies

#816F6E#816F6E
#6E8179#6E8179
#6E7781#6E7781
#816E80#816E80
#80816E#80816E
Open full Oxidized Copper harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#9FACAD#9FACAD
#444F50#444F50
#54989C#54989C
#787878#787878
#B8B8B8#B8B8B8
#1AF4FF#1AF4FF

Pairings

Black#000000
#816F6E#816F6E
#6E8179#6E8179
#6E7781#6E7781
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5