#6b997d

Color #6b997d

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 15.34 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b997d

RGB

rgb(107, 153, 125)

HSL

hsl(143.5, 18.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(143.5, 30.1%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 0%, 18.3%, 40%)

LAB

lab(59.33, -21.69, 9.8)

LCH

lch(59.33, 23.8, 155.69)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0653, 157.29)

HWB

hwb(143.5, 42%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#996b87

Analogous

#70996b

#6b997d

#6b9994

Triadic

#6b997d

#7d6b99

#997d6b

Split-complementary

#6b997d

#946b99

#996b70

Tetradic

#6b997d

#6b8799

#996b87

#997d6b

Square

#6b997d

#6b7099

#996b87

#99946b

Shades

Color #6b997d mixed toward black.

#588068

#476753

#354d3e

#23332a

#121a15

Tints

Color #6b997d mixed toward white.

#84aa93

#9cbba8

#b5ccbe

#ceddd4

#e6eee9

Tones

Color #6b997d mixed toward gray.

#6f957e

#73917f

#778e80

#7a8a80

#7e8681

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818284 · ΔE 20.1

Deuteranopia

#7f7b86 · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#6e8a8b · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b997d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b997d]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#6b997d (#6b997d) is rgb(107, 153, 125) in RGB.

No, #6b997d 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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