#6c6d72

Color #6c6d72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.43 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6c6d72

RGB

rgb(108, 109, 114)

HSL

hsl(230, 2.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 5.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(46.1, 0.67, -2.91)

LCH

lch(46.1, 2.99, 282.97)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.0079, 277.31)

HWB

hwb(230, 42.4%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72716c

Analogous

#6c7072

#6c6d72

#6e6c72

Triadic

#6c6d72

#726c6d

#6d726c

Split-complementary

#6c6d72

#726e6c

#70726c

Tetradic

#6c6d72

#716c72

#72716c

#6d726c

Square

#6c6d72

#726c70

#72716c

#6c726e

Shades

Color #6c6d72 mixed toward black.

#5a5b5f

#48494c

#363639

#242426

#121213

Tints

Color #6c6d72 mixed toward white.

#84858a

#9c9da2

#b5b6b9

#ceced0

#e6e7e8

Tones

Color #6c6d72 mixed toward gray.

#6c6d71

#6d6e71

#6d6e70

#6e6e70

#6e6f6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c71 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#6c6c71 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#6c7070 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c6d72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c6d72]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6c6d72 (#6c6d72) is rgb(108, 109, 114) in RGB.

No, #6c6d72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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