#6a7980

Color #6a7980

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6a7980

RGB

rgb(106, 121, 128)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 9.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 17.2%, 50.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 5.5%, 0%, 49.8%)

LAB

lab(49.85, -3.94, -5.69)

LCH

lch(49.85, 6.92, 235.3)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.0209, 227.52)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 41.6%, 49.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80716a

Analogous

#6a807c

#6a7980

#6a6e80

Triadic

#6a7980

#806a79

#79806a

Split-complementary

#6a7980

#806a6e

#807c6a

Tetradic

#6a7980

#716a80

#80716a

#79806a

Square

#6a7980

#7c6a80

#80716a

#6e806a

Shades

Color #6a7980 mixed toward black.

#58656b

#475155

#353d40

#23282b

#121415

Tints

Color #6a7980 mixed toward white.

#819097

#9aa6ac

#b4bcc1

#cdd3d5

#e6e9ea

Tones

Color #6a7980 mixed toward gray.

#6c787e

#6e787c

#70777b

#717679

#737677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71717e · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#706f7e · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#6b7d7d · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a7980;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a7980]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6a7980 (#6a7980) is rgb(106, 121, 128) in RGB.

No, #6a7980 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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