#6b5f6f

Color #6b5f6f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b5f6f

RGB

rgb(107, 95, 111)

HSL

hsl(285, 7.8%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 14.4%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 14.4%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(41.94, 8.06, -7.29)

LCH

lch(41.94, 10.87, 317.87)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.029, 317.66)

HWB

hwb(285, 37.3%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#636f5f

Analogous

#635f6f

#6b5f6f

#6f5f6b

Triadic

#6b5f6f

#6f6b5f

#5f6f6b

Split-complementary

#6b5f6f

#6b6f5f

#5f6f63

Tetradic

#6b5f6f

#6f5f63

#636f5f

#5f6f6b

Square

#6b5f6f

#6f635f

#636f5f

#5f6b6f

Shades

Color #6b5f6f mixed toward black.

#594f5d

#473f4a

#362f38

#242025

#121013

Tints

Color #6b5f6f mixed toward white.

#85768a

#9e92a2

#b6adb9

#cec8d0

#e7e4e8

Tones

Color #6b5f6f mixed toward gray.

#6a606e

#6a626c

#69636b

#68646a

#686668

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66666b · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#67686b · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#6a6868 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b5f6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b5f6f]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#6b5f6f (#6b5f6f) is rgb(107, 95, 111) in RGB.

No, #6b5f6f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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