#6E8082Stormy Sea (#6E8082) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 205°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6E8082 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 128, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 8%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 15%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.2 -6.1 -3.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.586 0.021 205) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Stormy Sea shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a sky blue cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#747d79 — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#73817f — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#6e8082 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6e8184 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a sky blue castTest Stormy Sea in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.14:1 and against black 5.07:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c8d6d8 · #9fafb1 · #6e8082 · #556567 · #344344 · #172325
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7aad9d · #5b9b96 · #6e8082 · #377487 · #345f79 · #324b68
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9bbcea · #8c9bb2 · #6e8082 · #2c6a70 · #0f4d53 · #1d2b3f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d0e9eb · #a1c8cc · #8ea2a4 · #6e8082 · #824b47 · #254548
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #8d9a9b · #6e8082 · #676060 · #1e2b2d · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf3f4 · #c3cbcc · #6e8082 · #1b2728 · #000607 · #e34f4d
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ecf3f4 · #c3cbcc · #6e8082 · #1b2728 · #000607 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffedeb · #b98985 · #6e8082 · #88514c · #431a18 · #000304
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedeb · #b68899 · #6e8082 · #835637 · #40192a · #110300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faedfa · #aa8bac · #6e8082 · #765f2c · #362500 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2efff · #9990b9 · #6e8082 · #88514c · #282c00 · #050000
#839394 · #98A6A7 · #ADB9BB · #C3CDCE · #DAE2E2
#596A6B · #465456 · #333F41 · #212C2D · #10191A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.