#6b6f79

Color #6b6f79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.54 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6f79

RGB

rgb(107, 111, 121)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 6.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 11.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(46.81, 0.65, -6.05)

LCH

lch(46.81, 6.08, 276.13)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0163, 268.24)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 42%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79756b

Analogous

#6b7679

#6b6f79

#6e6b79

Triadic

#6b6f79

#796b6f

#6f796b

Split-complementary

#6b6f79

#796e6b

#76796b

Tetradic

#6b6f79

#756b79

#79756b

#6f796b

Square

#6b6f79

#796b76

#79756b

#6b796e

Shades

Color #6b6f79 mixed toward black.

#595c65

#474a51

#36373c

#242528

#121214

Tints

Color #6b6f79 mixed toward white.

#828691

#9b9fa7

#b4b7bd

#cdcfd3

#e6e7e9

Tones

Color #6b6f79 mixed toward gray.

#6c6f78

#6d7077

#6f7075

#707174

#717173

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.18:1

White text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d77 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#6d6c76 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#6b7574 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6f79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6f79]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b6f79 (#6b6f79) is rgb(107, 111, 121) in RGB.

No, #6b6f79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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