#6e868e

Color #6e868e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 5.9 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6e868e

RGB

rgb(110, 134, 142)

HSL

hsl(195, 12.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 22.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 5.6%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(54.36, -6.7, -7.14)

LCH

lch(54.36, 9.79, 226.82)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0302, 220.02)

HWB

hwb(195, 43.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e766e

Analogous

#6e8e86

#6e868e

#6e768e

Triadic

#6e868e

#8e6e86

#868e6e

Split-complementary

#6e868e

#8e6e76

#8e866e

Tetradic

#6e868e

#766e8e

#8e766e

#868e6e

Square

#6e868e

#866e8e

#8e766e

#768e6e

Shades

Color #6e868e mixed toward black.

#5c7076

#49595f

#374347

#252d2f

#121618

Tints

Color #6e868e mixed toward white.

#869aa1

#9eaeb4

#b6c3c7

#cfd7d9

#e7ebec

Tones

Color #6e868e mixed toward gray.

#71858b

#738389

#768286

#798183

#7b7f81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79798c · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#78768c · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#6f8b8a · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e868e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e868e]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6e868e (#6e868e) is rgb(110, 134, 142) in RGB.

No, #6e868e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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