#6b6a71

Color #6b6a71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6a71

RGB

rgb(107, 106, 113)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 3.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 6.2%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 6.2%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(45.12, 1.86, -3.77)

LCH

lch(45.12, 4.2, 296.26)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0109, 292.58)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 41.6%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#70716a

Analogous

#6a6c71

#6b6a71

#6e6a71

Triadic

#6b6a71

#716b6a

#6a716b

Split-complementary

#6b6a71

#716e6a

#6c716a

Tetradic

#6b6a71

#716a70

#70716a

#6a716b

Square

#6b6a71

#716a6c

#70716a

#6a716e

Shades

Color #6b6a71 mixed toward black.

#59585e

#47474b

#353538

#242326

#121213

Tints

Color #6b6a71 mixed toward white.

#83828a

#9c9ba1

#b5b4b9

#cdcdd0

#e6e6e8

Tones

Color #6b6a71 mixed toward gray.

#6b6a70

#6c6b70

#6c6c6f

#6d6c6f

#6d6d6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b6f · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#6b6b6f · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#6b6e6e · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6a71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6a71]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b6a71 (#6b6a71) is rgb(107, 106, 113) in RGB.

No, #6b6a71 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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