#6b6166

Color #6b6166

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6166

RGB

rgb(107, 97, 102)

HSL

hsl(330, 4.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 9.3%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 4.7%, 58%)

LAB

lab(42.21, 4.97, -1.39)

LCH

lch(42.21, 5.16, 344.37)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0148, 345.96)

HWB

hwb(330, 38%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#616b66

Analogous

#6b616b

#6b6166

#6b6161

Triadic

#6b6166

#666b61

#61666b

Split-complementary

#6b6166

#616b61

#616b6b

Tetradic

#6b6166

#6b6661

#616b66

#61666b

Square

#6b6166

#6b6b61

#616b66

#61616b

Shades

Color #6b6166 mixed toward black.

#595155

#474144

#353133

#242022

#121011

Tints

Color #6b6166 mixed toward white.

#867980

#9e9499

#b6afb3

#cecacc

#e7e4e6

Tones

Color #6b6166 mixed toward gray.

#6a6266

#696366

#686466

#676566

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.53:1

White text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676765 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#676865 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#6b6464 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6166;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6166]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#6b6166 (#6b6166) is rgb(107, 97, 102) in RGB.

No, #6b6166 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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