#6a6c71

Color #6a6c71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.29 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6c71

RGB

rgb(106, 108, 113)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 3.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 6.2%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(45.61, 0.29, -3.05)

LCH

lch(45.61, 3.06, 275.43)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.0082, 268.6)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 41.6%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716f6a

Analogous

#6a6f71

#6a6c71

#6b6a71

Triadic

#6a6c71

#716a6c

#6c716a

Split-complementary

#6a6c71

#716b6a

#6f716a

Tetradic

#6a6c71

#6f6a71

#716f6a

#6c716a

Square

#6a6c71

#716a6f

#716f6a

#6a716b

Shades

Color #6a6c71 mixed toward black.

#585a5e

#47484b

#353638

#232426

#121213

Tints

Color #6a6c71 mixed toward white.

#82848a

#9b9da1

#b4b5b9

#cdced0

#e6e6e8

Tones

Color #6a6c71 mixed toward gray.

#6a6c70

#6b6c70

#6c6d6f

#6d6d6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4:1

White text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b70 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#6b6b70 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#6a6f6f · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6c71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6c71]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a6c71 (#6a6c71) is rgb(106, 108, 113) in RGB.

No, #6a6c71 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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