#6c6a65

Color #6c6a65

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.12 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6c6a65

RGB

rgb(108, 106, 101)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 3.3%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 6.5%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 6.5%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(44.85, -0.22, 3.08)

LCH

lch(44.85, 3.09, 94.09)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0081, 88.59)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 39.6%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65676c

Analogous

#6c6765

#6c6a65

#6b6c65

Triadic

#6c6a65

#656c6a

#6a656c

Split-complementary

#6c6a65

#656b6c

#67656c

Tetradic

#6c6a65

#676c65

#65676c

#6a656c

Square

#6c6a65

#656c67

#65676c

#6c656b

Shades

Color #6c6a65 mixed toward black.

#5a5854

#484743

#363533

#242322

#121211

Tints

Color #6c6a65 mixed toward white.

#86837d

#9e9c97

#b6b5b1

#cfcecb

#e7e6e5

Tones

Color #6c6a65 mixed toward gray.

#6b6a66

#6a6967

#696968

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.89:1

White text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b66 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#6b6b67 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#6c6767 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c6a65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c6a65]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#6c6a65 (#6c6a65) is rgb(108, 106, 101) in RGB.

No, #6c6a65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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