#6c737b

Color #6c737b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.53 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6c737b

RGB

rgb(108, 115, 123)

HSL

hsl(212, 6.5%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212, 12.2%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(48.11, -0.89, -5.31)

LCH

lch(48.11, 5.38, 260.49)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.0151, 251.81)

HWB

hwb(212, 42.4%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b746c

Analogous

#6c7b7b

#6c737b

#6d6c7b

Triadic

#6c737b

#7b6c73

#737b6c

Split-complementary

#6c737b

#7b6d6c

#7b7b6c

Tetradic

#6c737b

#746c7b

#7b746c

#737b6c

Square

#6c737b

#7b6c7b

#7b746c

#6c7b6d

Shades

Color #6c737b mixed toward black.

#5a6067

#484d52

#363a3e

#242629

#121315

Tints

Color #6c737b mixed toward white.

#838a92

#9ca2a8

#b5b9be

#cdd0d4

#e6e8e9

Tones

Color #6c737b mixed toward gray.

#6d737a

#6f7379

#707377

#717376

#727375

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

#6f6f79 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#6f6e79 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#6c7877 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c737b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c737b]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6c737b (#6c737b) is rgb(108, 115, 123) in RGB.

No, #6c737b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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