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#6AA2C2 closest to Wandering River

#6AA2C2 is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Wandering River. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 63.5% green and 76.1% blue (rgb(106, 162, 194)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 42% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. #6AA2C2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.56:1.

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Variations of #6AA2C2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6AA2C2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6AA2C2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6AA2C2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8797C2
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93A1C4
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89A0C3
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8797C2
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #809BC2
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #43ABAC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5EA6B9
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #919DA6

#6AA2C2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#6AA2C2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.56:1 Very good#6AA2C2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6AA2C2 in CSS

/* Wandering River */
.color { color: #6AA2C2; }
.background { background-color: #6AA2C2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6AA2C2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(106 162 194);
color: hsl(202 42% 59%);
color: oklch(0.686 0.075 234.5);

#6AA2C2 FAQ

What color is #6AA2C2?

#6AA2C2 is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Wandering River. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6AA2C2?

#6AA2C2 is rgb(106, 162, 194) in RGB, hsl(202, 42%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 16%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6AA2C2?

The complementary color of #6AA2C2 is #C28A6A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6AA2C2?

Black text has the best contrast on #6AA2C2: 7.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6AA2C2 a warm or cool color?

#6AA2C2 is a cool color.