#6b797d

Color #6b797d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6b797d

RGB

rgb(107, 121, 125)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 7.8%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 14.4%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(49.84, -4.28, -3.94)

LCH

lch(49.84, 5.82, 222.63)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.0177, 216.74)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 42%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d6f6b

Analogous

#6b7d78

#6b797d

#6b707d

Triadic

#6b797d

#7d6b79

#797d6b

Split-complementary

#6b797d

#7d6b70

#7d786b

Tetradic

#6b797d

#6f6b7d

#7d6f6b

#797d6b

Square

#6b797d

#786b7d

#7d6f6b

#707d6b

Shades

Color #6b797d mixed toward black.

#596568

#475153

#353d3f

#24282a

#121415

Tints

Color #6b797d mixed toward white.

#829094

#9ba6aa

#b4bdbf

#cdd3d4

#e6e9ea

Tones

Color #6b797d mixed toward gray.

#6c787c

#6e777a

#707779

#717677

#737576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71717c · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#716f7c · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#6c7b7b · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b797d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b797d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6b797d (#6b797d) is rgb(107, 121, 125) in RGB.

No, #6b797d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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