#6c686e

Color #6c686e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.95 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6c686e

RGB

rgb(108, 104, 110)

HSL

hsl(280, 2.8%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 5.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(44.54, 2.79, -2.8)

LCH

lch(44.54, 3.95, 314.9)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0105, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 40.8%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a6e68

Analogous

#69686e

#6c686e

#6e686d

Triadic

#6c686e

#6e6c68

#686e6c

Split-complementary

#6c686e

#6d6e68

#686e69

Tetradic

#6c686e

#6e686a

#6a6e68

#686e6c

Square

#6c686e

#6e6968

#6a6e68

#686d6e

Shades

Color #6c686e mixed toward black.

#5a575c

#484549

#363437

#242325

#121112

Tints

Color #6c686e mixed toward white.

#858087

#9d9a9f

#b6b3b7

#cecccf

#e7e6e7

Tones

Color #6c686e mixed toward gray.

#6c696e

#6c696d

#6c6a6d

#6b6a6c

#6b6b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a6d · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#6b6b6c · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#6c6b6b · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c686e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c686e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6c686e (#6c686e) is rgb(108, 104, 110) in RGB.

No, #6c686e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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