#6b7d7e

Color #6b7d7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6b7d7e

RGB

rgb(107, 125, 126)

HSL

hsl(183.2, 8.2%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.2, 15.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 0.8%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(51.04, -6.34, -2.76)

LCH

lch(51.04, 6.91, 203.52)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.0212, 200.75)

HWB

hwb(183.2, 42%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e6c6b

Analogous

#6b7e76

#6b7d7e

#6b747e

Triadic

#6b7d7e

#7e6b7d

#7d7e6b

Split-complementary

#6b7d7e

#7e6b74

#7e766b

Tetradic

#6b7d7e

#6c6b7e

#7e6c6b

#7d7e6b

Square

#6b7d7e

#766b7e

#7e6c6b

#747e6b

Shades

Color #6b7d7e mixed toward black.

#596869

#475354

#353f3f

#242a2a

#121515

Tints

Color #6b7d7e mixed toward white.

#829495

#9ba9aa

#b4bfbf

#cdd4d5

#e6eaea

Tones

Color #6b7d7e mixed toward gray.

#6d7c7c

#6e7a7b

#707979

#717778

#737676

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#73737e · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#72717e · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#6c7e7e · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b7d7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b7d7e]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#6b7d7e (#6b7d7e) is rgb(107, 125, 126) in RGB.

No, #6b7d7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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