#6b737e

Color #6b737e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.08 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b737e

RGB

rgb(107, 115, 126)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 8.2%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 15.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(48.13, -0.56, -7.07)

LCH

lch(48.13, 7.09, 265.47)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0196, 256.46)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 42%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e766b

Analogous

#6b7d7e

#6b737e

#6c6b7e

Triadic

#6b737e

#7e6b73

#737e6b

Split-complementary

#6b737e

#7e6c6b

#7d7e6b

Tetradic

#6b737e

#766b7e

#7e766b

#737e6b

Square

#6b737e

#7e6b7d

#7e766b

#6b7e6c

Shades

Color #6b737e mixed toward black.

#596069

#474d54

#353a3f

#24262a

#121315

Tints

Color #6b737e mixed toward white.

#828a95

#9ba2aa

#b4b9bf

#cdd0d5

#e6e8ea

Tones

Color #6b737e mixed toward gray.

#6d737c

#6e747b

#707479

#717478

#737476

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.38:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6f7b · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#6e6d7b · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#6b7979 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b737e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b737e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b737e (#6b737e) is rgb(107, 115, 126) in RGB.

No, #6b737e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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