#6e6c69

Color #6e6c69

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.36 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6e6c69

RGB

rgb(110, 108, 105)

HSL

hsl(36, 2.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 4.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 4.5%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(45.72, 0.17, 1.95)

LCH

lch(45.72, 1.96, 85.02)

OKLCH

oklch(53.2%, 0.0052, 77.83)

HWB

hwb(36, 41.2%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#696b6e

Analogous

#6e6a69

#6e6c69

#6e6e69

Triadic

#6e6c69

#696e6c

#6c696e

Split-complementary

#6e6c69

#696e6e

#6a696e

Tetradic

#6e6c69

#6b6e69

#696b6e

#6c696e

Square

#6e6c69

#696e6a

#696b6e

#6e696e

Shades

Color #6e6c69 mixed toward black.

#5c5a58

#494846

#373635

#252423

#121212

Tints

Color #6e6c69 mixed toward white.

#878581

#9f9d9a

#b7b6b4

#cfcecd

#e7e7e6

Tones

Color #6e6c69 mixed toward gray.

#6e6c6a

#6d6c6a

#6c6c6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d6a · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#6d6d6a · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#6e6a6a · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 1.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e6c69;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e6c69]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#6e6c69 (#6e6c69) is rgb(110, 108, 105) in RGB.

No, #6e6c69 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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