#6b6d71

Color #6b6d71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.94 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6d71

RGB

rgb(107, 109, 113)

HSL

hsl(220, 2.7%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 5.3%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(45.98, 0.08, -2.49)

LCH

lch(45.98, 2.49, 271.84)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.0067, 264.88)

HWB

hwb(220, 42%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716f6b

Analogous

#6b7071

#6b6d71

#6c6b71

Triadic

#6b6d71

#716b6d

#6d716b

Split-complementary

#6b6d71

#716c6b

#70716b

Tetradic

#6b6d71

#6f6b71

#716f6b

#6d716b

Square

#6b6d71

#716b70

#716f6b

#6b716c

Shades

Color #6b6d71 mixed toward black.

#595b5e

#47494b

#353638

#242426

#121213

Tints

Color #6b6d71 mixed toward white.

#838589

#9c9da1

#b4b6b8

#cdced0

#e6e7e7

Tones

Color #6b6d71 mixed toward gray.

#6b6d70

#6c6d70

#6c6d6f

#6d6e6f

#6d6e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c70 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#6c6c70 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#6b6f6f · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6d71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6d71]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b6d71 (#6b6d71) is rgb(107, 109, 113) in RGB.

No, #6b6d71 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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