#6b787d

Color #6b787d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6b787d

RGB

rgb(107, 120, 125)

HSL

hsl(196.7, 7.8%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.7, 14.4%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 4%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(49.54, -3.7, -4.37)

LCH

lch(49.54, 5.73, 229.75)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.0173, 222.9)

HWB

hwb(196.7, 42%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d706b

Analogous

#6b7d79

#6b787d

#6b6f7d

Triadic

#6b787d

#7d6b78

#787d6b

Split-complementary

#6b787d

#7d6b6f

#7d796b

Tetradic

#6b787d

#706b7d

#7d706b

#787d6b

Square

#6b787d

#796b7d

#7d706b

#6f7d6b

Shades

Color #6b787d mixed toward black.

#596468

#475053

#353c3f

#24282a

#121415

Tints

Color #6b787d mixed toward white.

#828f94

#9ba6aa

#b4bcbf

#cdd2d4

#e6e9ea

Tones

Color #6b787d mixed toward gray.

#6c777c

#6e777a

#707679

#717577

#737576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71717c · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#706f7c · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#6c7b7b · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b787d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b787d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#6b787d (#6b787d) is rgb(107, 120, 125) in RGB.

No, #6b787d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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