#6b797a

Color #6b797a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6b797a

RGB

rgb(107, 121, 122)

HSL

hsl(184, 6.6%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184, 12.3%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 0.8%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(49.74, -4.95, -2.31)

LCH

lch(49.74, 5.46, 205.02)

OKLCH

oklch(56.5%, 0.0167, 201.8)

HWB

hwb(184, 42%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a6c6b

Analogous

#6b7a74

#6b797a

#6b717a

Triadic

#6b797a

#7a6b79

#797a6b

Split-complementary

#6b797a

#7a6b71

#7a746b

Tetradic

#6b797a

#6c6b7a

#7a6c6b

#797a6b

Square

#6b797a

#746b7a

#7a6c6b

#717a6b

Shades

Color #6b797a mixed toward black.

#596566

#475151

#353d3d

#242829

#121414

Tints

Color #6b797a mixed toward white.

#829192

#9ba7a8

#b4bdbd

#cdd3d3

#e6e9e9

Tones

Color #6b797a mixed toward gray.

#6c7879

#6d7778

#6f7676

#707575

#717474

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71717a · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#716f7a · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#6c7a7a · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b797a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b797a]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6b797a (#6b797a) is rgb(107, 121, 122) in RGB.

No, #6b797a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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