#6b7b8f

Color #6b7b8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 3.04 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6b7b8f

RGB

rgb(107, 123, 143)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 14.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 25.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 14%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(51.01, -1.14, -12.78)

LCH

lch(51.01, 12.83, 264.9)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.0363, 254.16)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 42%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f7f6b

Analogous

#6b8d8f

#6b7b8f

#6d6b8f

Triadic

#6b7b8f

#8f6b7b

#7b8f6b

Split-complementary

#6b7b8f

#8f6d6b

#8d8f6b

Tetradic

#6b7b8f

#7f6b8f

#8f7f6b

#7b8f6b

Square

#6b7b8f

#8f6b8d

#8f7f6b

#6b8f6d

Shades

Color #6b7b8f mixed toward black.

#596677

#47525f

#353d47

#242930

#121418

Tints

Color #6b7b8f mixed toward white.

#8391a2

#9ca7b5

#b5bdc7

#cdd3da

#e6e9ec

Tones

Color #6b7b8f mixed toward gray.

#6e7b8c

#717c89

#747c86

#777c83

#7a7d80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72728a · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#717089 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#6c8786 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 10

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b7b8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b7b8f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b7b8f (#6b7b8f) is rgb(107, 123, 143) in RGB.

No, #6b7b8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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