#6e788e

Color #6e788e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 5.03 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6e788e

RGB

rgb(110, 120, 142)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 12.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 22.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 15.5%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(50.33, 1.35, -13.18)

LCH

lch(50.33, 13.25, 275.85)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.0361, 266.03)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 43.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e846e

Analogous

#6e888e

#6e788e

#746e8e

Triadic

#6e788e

#8e6e78

#788e6e

Split-complementary

#6e788e

#8e746e

#888e6e

Tetradic

#6e788e

#846e8e

#8e846e

#788e6e

Square

#6e788e

#8e6e88

#8e846e

#6e8e74

Shades

Color #6e788e mixed toward black.

#5c6476

#49505f

#373c47

#25282f

#121418

Tints

Color #6e788e mixed toward white.

#868ea1

#9ea5b4

#b6bbc7

#cfd2d9

#e7e8ec

Tones

Color #6e788e mixed toward gray.

#71798b

#737a89

#767b86

#797c83

#7b7d81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727389 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#727188 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#6f8584 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e788e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e788e]

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

#6e788e (#6e788e) is rgb(110, 120, 142) in RGB.

No, #6e788e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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