HEX atlas value

#6E7F80

#6E7F80 is a cool cyan HEX color close to Oxidized Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 127, 128, HSL 183, 8%, 47%, has luminance 0.2005, and belongs to the muted group.

cyan cool muted

#6E7F80 Sample readable text

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

--color-6e7f80: #6E7F80;
.background-6e7f80 { background-color: #6E7F80; }
.text-6e7f80 { color: #6E7F80; }

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#6E7F80","rgb":[110,127,128],"hsl":[183,8,47],"cmyk":[14,1,0,50],"luminance":0.2005,"contrast":{"black":5.01,"white":4.19}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#9FACAD","hex":"#9FACAD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#444F50","hex":"#444F50","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#54989C","hex":"#54989C","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.35,"contrastWhite":3.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Zinc","hex":"#7D7F7C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.2,"contrastWhite":4.04,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.18,"contrastWhite":4.05,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool cyan","muted","muted cyan","Oxidized Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6e7f80.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxidized-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/steel-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json"]}

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"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oxidized-copper","name":"Oxidized Copper","hex":"#6E7F80","distance":0},{"slug":"steel-gray","name":"Steel Gray","hex":"#71797E","distance":7},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"wet-concrete","name":"Wet Concrete","hex":"#6F7378","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"zinc","name":"Zinc","hex":"#7D7F7C","distance":15.524174696260024}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6E7F80

#6E7F80 is classified as a cool cyan value with muted visual character. #6E7F80 is visually closest to Oxidized Copper, a named cyan color with HEX #6E7F80.

The RGB channels are 110, 127, and 128, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 183deg with 8% saturation and 47% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2005, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.01:1AA Pass

White text4.19:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E7F80 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.01:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#9FACAD#000000 text · best 8.98:1#9FACAD

#444F50#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#444F50

#54989C#000000 text · best 6.35:1#54989C

Zinc#000000 text · best 5.2:1#7D7F7C

Smoke#000000 text · best 5.18:1#738276

Generated Palette

Oxidized Copper#6E7F80

#816F6E#816F6E

#6E8179#6E8179

#6E7781#6E7781

#9FACAD#9FACAD

#444F50#444F50

Color Harmonies

#816F6E#816F6E

#6E8179#6E8179

#6E7781#6E7781

#816E80#816E80

#80816E#80816E

Variants

#9FACAD#9FACAD

#444F50#444F50

#54989C#54989C

#787878#787878

#B8B8B8#B8B8B8

#1AF4FF#1AF4FF

Nearest Named Colors

Oxidized Copper#6E7F80

Steel Gray#71797E

Smoke#738276

Wet Concrete#6F7378

Zinc#7D7F7C

#6E7F80

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6E7F80

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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