#6c6977

Color #6c6977

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6c6977

RGB

rgb(108, 105, 119)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 6.3%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 11.8%, 46.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 11.8%, 0%, 53.3%)

LAB

lab(45.11, 4.14, -7.37)

LCH

lch(45.11, 8.45, 299.32)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0219, 295.4)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 41.2%, 53.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#747769

Analogous

#696d77

#6c6977

#736977

Triadic

#6c6977

#776c69

#69776c

Split-complementary

#6c6977

#777369

#6d7769

Tetradic

#6c6977

#776974

#747769

#69776c

Square

#6c6977

#77696d

#747769

#697773

Shades

Color #6c6977 mixed toward black.

#5a5763

#48464f

#36343b

#242328

#121114

Tints

Color #6c6977 mixed toward white.

#84808f

#9c9aa6

#b5b3bc

#ceccd2

#e6e6e9

Tones

Color #6c6977 mixed toward gray.

#6d6a76

#6d6b75

#6e6c73

#6f6e72

#6f6f71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.92:1

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

#6b6b74 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#6b6b73 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#6c7171 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c6977;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c6977]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6c6977 (#6c6977) is rgb(108, 105, 119) in RGB.

No, #6c6977 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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