#6c516c

Color #6c516c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 20.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6c516c

RGB

rgb(108, 81, 108)

HSL

hsl(300, 14.3%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 25%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(38.12, 16.39, -11.16)

LCH

lch(38.12, 19.83, 325.75)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.0543, 326.34)

HWB

hwb(300, 31.8%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#516c51

Analogous

#5f516c

#6c516c

#6c515f

Triadic

#6c516c

#6c6c51

#516c6c

Split-complementary

#6c516c

#5f6c51

#516c5f

Tetradic

#6c516c

#6c5151

#516c51

#516c6c

Square

#6c516c

#6c5f51

#516c51

#515f6c

Shades

Color #6c516c mixed toward black.

#5a445a

#483648

#362936

#241b24

#120e12

Tints

Color #6c516c mixed toward white.

#8b688b

#a385a3

#baa3ba

#d1c2d1

#e8e0e8

Tones

Color #6c516c mixed toward gray.

#6a536a

#685668

#655865

#635a63

#615c61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#616166 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#636565 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#6b6160 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c516c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c516c]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#6c516c (#6c516c) is rgb(108, 81, 108) in RGB.

No, #6c516c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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