#6c7079

Color #6c7079

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6c7079

RGB

rgb(108, 112, 121)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 5.7%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 10.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 7.4%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(47.18, 0.43, -5.5)

LCH

lch(47.18, 5.52, 274.47)

OKLCH

oklch(54.5%, 0.0148, 266.52)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 42.4%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79756c

Analogous

#6c7779

#6c7079

#6e6c79

Triadic

#6c7079

#796c70

#70796c

Split-complementary

#6c7079

#796e6c

#77796c

Tetradic

#6c7079

#756c79

#79756c

#70796c

Square

#6c7079

#796c77

#79756c

#6c796e

Shades

Color #6c7079 mixed toward black.

#5a5d65

#484b51

#36383d

#242528

#121314

Tints

Color #6c7079 mixed toward white.

#838791

#9c9fa7

#b5b7bd

#cdcfd3

#e6e7e9

Tones

Color #6c7079 mixed toward gray.

#6d7078

#6e7177

#6f7176

#707275

#717274

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.23:1

White text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e77 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#6e6d76 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#6c7575 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c7079;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c7079]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6c7079 (#6c7079) is rgb(108, 112, 121) in RGB.

No, #6c7079 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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