#6e6c72

Color #6e6c72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.98 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6e6c72

RGB

rgb(110, 108, 114)

HSL

hsl(260, 2.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 5.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(45.98, 2.01, -3.06)

LCH

lch(45.98, 3.66, 303.3)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.0096, 300.86)

HWB

hwb(260, 42.4%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#70726c

Analogous

#6c6d72

#6e6c72

#716c72

Triadic

#6e6c72

#726e6c

#6c726e

Split-complementary

#6e6c72

#72716c

#6d726c

Tetradic

#6e6c72

#726c70

#70726c

#6c726e

Square

#6e6c72

#726c6d

#70726c

#6c7271

Shades

Color #6e6c72 mixed toward black.

#5c5a5f

#49484c

#373639

#252426

#121213

Tints

Color #6e6c72 mixed toward white.

#86848a

#9e9ca2

#b6b5b9

#cfced0

#e7e6e8

Tones

Color #6e6c72 mixed toward gray.

#6e6c71

#6e6d71

#6e6d70

#6f6e70

#6f6e6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d71 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#6d6d70 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#6e6f6f · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e6c72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e6c72]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#6e6c72 (#6e6c72) is rgb(110, 108, 114) in RGB.

No, #6e6c72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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