#6b7e8a

Color #6b7e8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 2.88 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6b7e8a

RGB

rgb(107, 126, 138)

HSL

hsl(203.2, 12.7%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.2, 22.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(51.7, -4.11, -8.8)

LCH

lch(51.7, 9.71, 244.97)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.0289, 235.71)

HWB

hwb(203.2, 42%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a776b

Analogous

#6b8a86

#6b7e8a

#6b6e8a

Triadic

#6b7e8a

#8a6b7e

#7e8a6b

Split-complementary

#6b7e8a

#8a6b6e

#8a866b

Tetradic

#6b7e8a

#776b8a

#8a776b

#7e8a6b

Square

#6b7e8a

#866b8a

#8a776b

#6e8a6b

Shades

Color #6b7e8a mixed toward black.

#596973

#47545c

#353f45

#242a2e

#121517

Tints

Color #6b7e8a mixed toward white.

#82949f

#9ba9b2

#b4bfc5

#cdd4d8

#e6eaec

Tones

Color #6b7e8a mixed toward gray.

#6d7d87

#707d85

#737c82

#757c80

#787b7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747487 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#737187 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#6c8584 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b7e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b7e8a]

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Frequently asked questions

#6b7e8a (#6b7e8a) is rgb(107, 126, 138) in RGB.

No, #6b7e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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