Lighter companion
Steel Radiant Faint
#7E8C95 · hsl(205, 10%, 54%)
RGB
rgb(110, 124, 135)
HSL
hsl(205, 10%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 47%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
4.3:1AA Large
on black
4.9:1AA
About this color
Steel Core Faint (#6E7C87) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 10% saturation, 48% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-steel-core-faint: #6E7C87; --colorarchive-steel-core-faint-hsl: hsl(205, 10%, 48%); --colorarchive-steel-core-faint-rgb: rgb(110, 124, 135); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Steel Velvet Faint
#606D76 · hsl(205, 10%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Core Faint
#87786E · hsl(25, 10%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Core Faint
#6E7287 · hsl(230, 10%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Core Faint
#6E8787 · hsl(180, 10%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Core Faint
#876E7E · hsl(320, 10%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Core Faint
#7E876E · hsl(80, 10%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Core Faint
#876E6E · hsl(0, 10%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Core Faint
#87856E · hsl(55, 10%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Steel Core Faint #6E7C87 Lighter companion: Steel Radiant Faint #7E8C95 Darker companion: Steel Velvet Faint #606D76 Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Core Faint #87786E Analogous lead: Indigo Core Faint #6E7287 Analogous echo: Aqua Core Faint #6E8787 Triadic +120°: Rose Core Faint #876E7E Triadic +240°: Olive Core Faint #7E876E Split-comp +150°: Crimson Core Faint #876E6E Split-comp +210°: Canary Core Faint #87856E
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Steel Core Muted
#647E90 · hsl(205, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Steel Velvet Faint
#606D76 · hsl(205, 10%, 42%)
Nearby match
Steel Radiant Faint
#7E8C95 · hsl(205, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Azure Core Faint
#6E7E87 · hsl(200, 10%, 48%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Core Faint
#6E7A87 · hsl(210, 10%, 48%)
Nearby match
Steel Core Dust
#5B809A · hsl(205, 26%, 48%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#737284
Protanopia
#747484
Tritanopia
#6F8282
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