#6c7579

Color #6c7579

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.94 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6c7579

RGB

rgb(108, 117, 121)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 5.7%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 10.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 3.3%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(48.62, -2.5, -3.36)

LCH

lch(48.62, 4.19, 233.35)

OKLCH

oklch(55.6%, 0.0125, 225.97)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 42.4%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79706c

Analogous

#6c7977

#6c7579

#6c6e79

Triadic

#6c7579

#796c75

#75796c

Split-complementary

#6c7579

#796c6e

#79776c

Tetradic

#6c7579

#706c79

#79706c

#75796c

Square

#6c7579

#776c79

#79706c

#6e796c

Shades

Color #6c7579 mixed toward black.

#5a6165

#484e51

#363a3d

#242728

#121314

Tints

Color #6c7579 mixed toward white.

#838c91

#9ca3a7

#b5babd

#cdd1d3

#e6e8e9

Tones

Color #6c7579 mixed toward gray.

#6d7578

#6e7477

#6f7476

#707375

#717374

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.46:1

White text reads better on this background (4.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#707078 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#6f6f78 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#6c7777 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 4.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c7579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c7579]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6c7579 (#6c7579) is rgb(108, 117, 121) in RGB.

No, #6c7579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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