#6e808a

Color #6e808a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 3.66 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6e808a

RGB

rgb(110, 128, 138)

HSL

hsl(201.4, 11.3%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.4, 20.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(52.5, -4.25, -7.6)

LCH

lch(52.5, 8.71, 240.79)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.0261, 232.16)

HWB

hwb(201.4, 43.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a786e

Analogous

#6e8a86

#6e808a

#6e728a

Triadic

#6e808a

#8a6e80

#808a6e

Split-complementary

#6e808a

#8a6e72

#8a866e

Tetradic

#6e808a

#786e8a

#8a786e

#808a6e

Square

#6e808a

#866e8a

#8a786e

#728a6e

Shades

Color #6e808a mixed toward black.

#5c6b73

#49555c

#374045

#252b2e

#121517

Tints

Color #6e808a mixed toward white.

#85959e

#9eaab1

#b6c0c5

#ced5d8

#e7eaec

Tones

Color #6e808a mixed toward gray.

#707f88

#737f85

#757e83

#777d81

#7a7d7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767688 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#757487 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#6f8685 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e808a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e808a]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e808a (#6e808a) is rgb(110, 128, 138) in RGB.

No, #6e808a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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