#6d838f

Color #6d838f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 3.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6d838f

RGB

rgb(109, 131, 143)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 13.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 23.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 8.4%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(53.46, -5.09, -9.08)

LCH

lch(53.46, 10.41, 240.73)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0314, 231.85)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 42.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f796d

Analogous

#6d8f8a

#6d838f

#6d728f

Triadic

#6d838f

#8f6d83

#838f6d

Split-complementary

#6d838f

#8f6d72

#8f8a6d

Tetradic

#6d838f

#796d8f

#8f796d

#838f6d

Square

#6d838f

#8a6d8f

#8f796d

#728f6d

Shades

Color #6d838f mixed toward black.

#5b6d77

#49575f

#364147

#242c30

#121618

Tints

Color #6d838f mixed toward white.

#8598a2

#9dacb5

#b6c1c7

#ced6da

#e7eaec

Tones

Color #6d838f mixed toward gray.

#70828c

#738189

#758086

#788084

#7b7f81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77778c · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#76748c · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#6e8a89 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d838f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d838f]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#6d838f (#6d838f) is rgb(109, 131, 143) in RGB.

No, #6d838f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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