#6f727c

Color #6f727c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6f727c

RGB

rgb(111, 114, 124)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 5.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 10.5%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 8.1%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(48.09, 1.01, -5.9)

LCH

lch(48.09, 5.99, 279.71)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0158, 272.54)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 43.5%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c796f

Analogous

#6f797c

#6f727c

#736f7c

Triadic

#6f727c

#7c6f72

#727c6f

Split-complementary

#6f727c

#7c736f

#797c6f

Tetradic

#6f727c

#796f7c

#7c796f

#727c6f

Square

#6f727c

#7c6f79

#7c796f

#6f7c73

Shades

Color #6f727c mixed toward black.

#5d5f67

#4a4c53

#38393e

#252629

#131315

Tints

Color #6f727c mixed toward white.

#868993

#9ea1a8

#b6b8be

#cfd0d4

#e7e7e9

Tones

Color #6f727c mixed toward gray.

#70737b

#71737a

#727479

#737478

#747577

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#70707a · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#707079 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#6f7877 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f727c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f727c]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6f727c (#6f727c) is rgb(111, 114, 124) in RGB.

No, #6f727c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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