#6b5159

Color #6b5159

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b5159

RGB

rgb(107, 81, 89)

HSL

hsl(341.5, 13.8%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(341.5, 24.3%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 16.8%, 58%)

LAB

lab(37.36, 12.25, -0.47)

LCH

lch(37.36, 12.26, 357.8)

OKLCH

oklch(46.5%, 0.0366, 358.28)

HWB

hwb(341.5, 31.8%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#516b63

Analogous

#6b5166

#6b5159

#6b5651

Triadic

#6b5159

#596b51

#51596b

Split-complementary

#6b5159

#516b56

#51666b

Tetradic

#6b5159

#6b6351

#516b63

#51596b

Square

#6b5159

#666b51

#516b63

#56516b

Shades

Color #6b5159 mixed toward black.

#59444a

#47363b

#36292d

#241b1e

#120e0f

Tints

Color #6b5159 mixed toward white.

#8a6873

#a3858e

#baa3aa

#d1c2c7

#e8e0e3

Tones

Color #6b5159 mixed toward gray.

#69535a

#67555b

#65585c

#625a5c

#605c5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#616157 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#626457 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#6a5655 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b5159;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b5159]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#6b5159 (#6b5159) is rgb(107, 81, 89) in RGB.

No, #6b5159 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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