#6B998B Hex Color

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#6b998b is a hex color. It can be described as bleak, muted, matte, dusty, ashy, very unsaturated, cold, cool and teal. It is a shade of teal. The hex code is #6b998b.

Questions about #6b998b

What is #6b998b in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #6b998b is rgb(107, 153, 139), in HSL hsl(162, 18%, 51%) and in CMYK 30%, 0%, 9%, 40%.
Is #6b998b readable on white or black?
#6b998b has a 3.20:1 contrast ratio on white and 6.55:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.