#6b797f

Color #6b797f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6b797f

RGB

rgb(107, 121, 127)

HSL

hsl(198, 8.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 15.7%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 4.7%, 0%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(49.9, -3.82, -5.03)

LCH

lch(49.9, 6.32, 232.79)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.0191, 225.42)

HWB

hwb(198, 42%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f716b

Analogous

#6b7f7b

#6b797f

#6b6f7f

Triadic

#6b797f

#7f6b79

#797f6b

Split-complementary

#6b797f

#7f6b6f

#7f7b6b

Tetradic

#6b797f

#716b7f

#7f716b

#797f6b

Square

#6b797f

#7b6b7f

#7f716b

#6f7f6b

Shades

Color #6b797f mixed toward black.

#59656a

#475155

#363d3f

#24282a

#121415

Tints

Color #6b797f mixed toward white.

#829096

#9ba6ab

#b4bcc0

#cdd3d5

#e6e9ea

Tones

Color #6b797f mixed toward gray.

#6d787d

#6e787c

#70777a

#727678

#737677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71717e · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#716f7d · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#6c7c7c · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b797f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b797f]

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Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6b797f (#6b797f) is rgb(107, 121, 127) in RGB.

No, #6b797f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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