#6a6966

Color #6a6966

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 1.83 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6966

RGB

rgb(106, 105, 102)

HSL

hsl(45, 1.9%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 3.8%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 3.8%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(44.41, -0.22, 1.82)

LCH

lch(44.41, 1.83, 96.89)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0048, 91.19)

HWB

hwb(45, 40%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66676a

Analogous

#6a6766

#6a6966

#696a66

Triadic

#6a6966

#666a69

#69666a

Split-complementary

#6a6966

#66696a

#67666a

Tetradic

#6a6966

#676a66

#66676a

#69666a

Square

#6a6966

#666a67

#66676a

#6a6669

Shades

Color #6a6966 mixed toward black.

#585855

#474644

#353533

#232322

#121211

Tints

Color #6a6966 mixed toward white.

#84827f

#9c9b98

#b5b4b2

#cecdcc

#e6e6e5

Tones

Color #6a6966 mixed toward gray.

#6a6966

#696967

#696867

#686868

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.83:1

White text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a67 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#6a6a67 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#6a6767 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 1.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6966;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6966]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#6a6966 (#6a6966) is rgb(106, 105, 102) in RGB.

No, #6a6966 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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