#6b757e

Color #6b757e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6b757e

RGB

rgb(107, 117, 126)

HSL

hsl(208.4, 8.2%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.4, 15.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(48.7, -1.73, -6.21)

LCH

lch(48.7, 6.45, 254.43)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.0185, 245.38)

HWB

hwb(208.4, 42%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e746b

Analogous

#6b7e7e

#6b757e

#6b6b7e

Triadic

#6b757e

#7e6b75

#757e6b

Split-complementary

#6b757e

#7e6b6b

#7e7e6b

Tetradic

#6b757e

#746b7e

#7e746b

#757e6b

Square

#6b757e

#7e6b7e

#7e746b

#6b7e6b

Shades

Color #6b757e mixed toward black.

#596269

#474e54

#353b3f

#24272a

#121415

Tints

Color #6b757e mixed toward white.

#828c95

#9ba3aa

#b4babf

#cdd1d5

#e6e8ea

Tones

Color #6b757e mixed toward gray.

#6d757c

#6e757b

#707579

#717578

#737576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.47:1

White text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f707c · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#6f6e7b · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#6c7a7a · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b757e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b757e]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6b757e (#6b757e) is rgb(107, 117, 126) in RGB.

No, #6b757e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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