#6b6972

Color #6b6972

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.47 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6972

RGB

rgb(107, 105, 114)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 4.1%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 7.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(44.86, 2.67, -4.75)

LCH

lch(44.86, 5.45, 299.34)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.0141, 296.02)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 41.2%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#707269

Analogous

#696b72

#6b6972

#6f6972

Triadic

#6b6972

#726b69

#69726b

Split-complementary

#6b6972

#726f69

#6b7269

Tetradic

#6b6972

#726970

#707269

#69726b

Square

#6b6972

#72696b

#707269

#69726f

Shades

Color #6b6972 mixed toward black.

#59575f

#47464c

#353439

#242326

#121113

Tints

Color #6b6972 mixed toward white.

#83818b

#9c9aa2

#b5b3b9

#cdccd0

#e6e6e8

Tones

Color #6b6972 mixed toward gray.

#6b6a71

#6c6a70

#6c6b70

#6d6c6f

#6d6d6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.89:1

White text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a70 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#6a6a6f · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#6b6e6e · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6972]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6b6972 (#6b6972) is rgb(107, 105, 114) in RGB.

No, #6b6972 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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