#6a6169

Color #6a6169

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6169

RGB

rgb(106, 97, 105)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 4.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 8.5%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 0.9%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(42.21, 5.19, -3.23)

LCH

lch(42.21, 6.11, 328.1)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0168, 329.15)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 38%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#616a62

Analogous

#66616a

#6a6169

#6a6164

Triadic

#6a6169

#696a61

#61696a

Split-complementary

#6a6169

#646a61

#616a66

Tetradic

#6a6169

#6a6261

#616a62

#61696a

Square

#6a6169

#6a6661

#616a62

#61646a

Shades

Color #6a6169 mixed toward black.

#585157

#474146

#353134

#232023

#121011

Tints

Color #6a6169 mixed toward white.

#857983

#9d949c

#b6afb5

#cecace

#e7e4e6

Tones

Color #6a6169 mixed toward gray.

#696268

#686368

#686367

#676467

#666566

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.53:1

White text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666667 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#676767 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#6a6665 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 7.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6169;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6169]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#6a6169 (#6a6169) is rgb(106, 97, 105) in RGB.

No, #6a6169 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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