#6d787e

Color #6d787e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6d787e

RGB

rgb(109, 120, 126)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 7.2%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 13.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(49.73, -2.76, -4.68)

LCH

lch(49.73, 5.43, 239.47)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.0161, 231.28)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 42.7%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e736d

Analogous

#6d7e7c

#6d787e

#6d707e

Triadic

#6d787e

#7e6d78

#787e6d

Split-complementary

#6d787e

#7e6d70

#7e7c6d

Tetradic

#6d787e

#736d7e

#7e736d

#787e6d

Square

#6d787e

#7c6d7e

#7e736d

#707e6d

Shades

Color #6d787e mixed toward black.

#5b6469

#495054

#373c3f

#24282a

#121415

Tints

Color #6d787e mixed toward white.

#848f95

#9da5aa

#b5bcbf

#ced2d4

#e6e9ea

Tones

Color #6d787e mixed toward gray.

#6f787d

#70777b

#71777a

#737678

#747677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72727d · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#71707c · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#6e7b7b · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d787e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d787e]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#6d787e (#6d787e) is rgb(109, 120, 126) in RGB.

No, #6d787e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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