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Named color

Oxidized Copper

Oxidized Copper color #6E7F80: RGB 110, 127, 128 and HSL 183°, 8%, 47%. Explore its cool cyan profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-oxidized-copper: #6E7F80;
.bg-oxidized-copper { background-color: #6E7F80; }
.text-oxidized-copper { color: #6E7F80; }
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Color meaning and use

About Oxidized Copper Color

Oxidized Copper uses HEX #6E7F80, RGB 110, 127, 128, and HSL 183°, 8%, 47%. The dataset classifies it in the cyan family with cool temperature and muted visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2005; black contrast is 5.01:1 and white contrast is 4.19:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Oxidized Copper Color Reference Infographic

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Oxidized Copper color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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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#6E7781Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#6E7F80",
  "rgb": [
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    127,
    128
  ],
  "hsl": [
    183,
    8,
    47
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    14,
    1,
    0,
    50
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2005,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.01,
    "white": 4.19
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#816F6E",
  "analogous": [
    "#6E8179",
    "#6E7781"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#816E80",
    "#80816E"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#796E81",
    "#816F6E",
    "#77816E"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#816E77",
    "#81796E"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#9FACAD",
    "#6E7F80",
    "#444F50"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#9FACAD",
  "dark": "#444F50",
  "saturated": "#54989C",
  "desaturated": "#787878",
  "pastel": "#B8B8B8",
  "neon": "#1AF4FF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#816F6E",
    "#6E8179",
    "#6E7781"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#787878",
    "#9FACAD"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#9FACAD",
    "#787878"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "steel-gray",
    "smoke",
    "wet-concrete",
    "zinc",
    "slate-gray"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "oxidized-copper"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "oxidized-copper-vs-smoke",
    "oxidized-copper-vs-steel-gray"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/oxidized-copper",
    "/css/colors/oxidized-copper",
    "/hex/6e7f80",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/wet-concrete",
      "/colors/zinc",
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      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "oxidized-copper",
  "name": "Oxidized Copper",
  "hex": "#6E7F80",
  "uses": [
    "metallic palettes",
    "product finishes",
    "premium packaging"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "finish",
      "durability",
      "value"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "hardware",
      "automotive",
      "jewelry",
      "industrial design"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "flat pastel systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "cyan",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "metallic-palettes",
    "product-finishes",
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    "finish",
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    "value"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
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    127,
    128
  ],
  "hsl": [
    183,
    8,
    47
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    1,
    0,
    50
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2005,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.01,
    "white": 4.19
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#816F6E",
    "analogous": [
      "#6E8179",
      "#6E7781"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#816E80",
      "#80816E"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#796E81",
      "#816F6E",
      "#77816E"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#816E77",
      "#81796E"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#9FACAD",
      "#6E7F80",
      "#444F50"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#9FACAD",
    "dark": "#444F50",
    "saturated": "#54989C",
    "desaturated": "#787878",
    "pastel": "#B8B8B8",
    "neon": "#1AF4FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-oxidized-copper: #6E7F80;",
    "utility": ".bg-oxidized-copper { background-color: #6E7F80; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-oxidized-copper { color: #6E7F80; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
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    "smoke",
    "wet-concrete",
    "zinc",
    "slate-gray"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "eucalyptus-vs-oxidized-copper",
    "oxidized-copper-vs-smoke",
    "oxidized-copper-vs-steel-gray"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/oxidized-copper",
    "/css/colors/oxidized-copper",
    "/hex/6e7f80",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/steel-gray",
      "/colors/smoke",
      "/colors/wet-concrete",
      "/colors/zinc",
      "/colors/slate-gray",
      "/compare/eucalyptus-vs-oxidized-copper",
      "/compare/oxidized-copper-vs-smoke",
      "/compare/oxidized-copper-vs-steel-gray",
      "/harmonies/oxidized-copper",
      "/wcag/oxidized-copper",
      "/css/colors/oxidized-copper",
      "/hex/6e7f80",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#816F6E",
      "#6E8179",
      "#6E7781"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#787878",
      "#9FACAD"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#9FACAD",
      "#787878"
    ]
  }
}
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