#6a6561

Color #6a6561

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.44 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6561

RGB

rgb(106, 101, 97)

HSL

hsl(26.7, 4.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.7, 8.5%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 8.5%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(43.11, 1.18, 2.96)

LCH

lch(43.11, 3.19, 68.27)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0089, 61.13)

HWB

hwb(26.7, 38%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#61666a

Analogous

#6a6162

#6a6561

#6a6961

Triadic

#6a6561

#616a65

#65616a

Split-complementary

#6a6561

#616a69

#61626a

Tetradic

#6a6561

#666a61

#61666a

#65616a

Square

#6a6561

#626a61

#61666a

#69616a

Shades

Color #6a6561 mixed toward black.

#585451

#474341

#353231

#232220

#121110

Tints

Color #6a6561 mixed toward white.

#857e79

#9d9894

#b6b2af

#ceccca

#e7e5e4

Tones

Color #6a6561 mixed toward gray.

#696562

#686563

#676564

#666565

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.65:1

White text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686862 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#686962 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#6a6363 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 3.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6561;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6561]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#6a6561 (#6a6561) is rgb(106, 101, 97) in RGB.

No, #6a6561 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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