#6b6e7c

Color #6b6e7c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6e7c

RGB

rgb(107, 110, 124)

HSL

hsl(229.4, 7.4%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.4, 13.7%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(46.62, 1.93, -8.13)

LCH

lch(46.62, 8.36, 283.35)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.022, 276)

HWB

hwb(229.4, 42%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c796b

Analogous

#6b777c

#6b6e7c

#706b7c

Triadic

#6b6e7c

#7c6b6e

#6e7c6b

Split-complementary

#6b6e7c

#7c706b

#777c6b

Tetradic

#6b6e7c

#796b7c

#7c796b

#6e7c6b

Square

#6b6e7c

#7c6b77

#7c796b

#6b7c70

Shades

Color #6b6e7c mixed toward black.

#595c67

#474953

#35373e

#242529

#121215

Tints

Color #6b6e7c mixed toward white.

#828593

#9b9ea9

#b4b6be

#cdced4

#e6e7e9

Tones

Color #6b6e7c mixed toward gray.

#6c6f7b

#6e7079

#6f7178

#717276

#727375

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.15:1

White text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c79 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#6c6c78 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#6b7676 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6e7c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6e7c]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b6e7c (#6b6e7c) is rgb(107, 110, 124) in RGB.

No, #6b6e7c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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