#6d6460

Color #6d6460

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6d6460

RGB

rgb(109, 100, 96)

HSL

hsl(18.5, 6.3%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.5, 11.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 11.9%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(43.08, 2.8, 3.55)

LCH

lch(43.08, 4.52, 51.74)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0132, 45.62)

HWB

hwb(18.5, 37.6%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#60696d

Analogous

#6d6063

#6d6460

#6d6a60

Triadic

#6d6460

#606d64

#64606d

Split-complementary

#6d6460

#606d6a

#60636d

Tetradic

#6d6460

#696d60

#60696d

#64606d

Square

#6d6460

#636d60

#60696d

#6a606d

Shades

Color #6d6460 mixed toward black.

#5b5350

#494340

#363230

#242120

#121110

Tints

Color #6d6460 mixed toward white.

#887d78

#a09793

#b8b1ae

#cfcbc9

#e7e5e4

Tones

Color #6d6460 mixed toward gray.

#6c6461

#6b6562

#6a6563

#696664

#686665

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.64:1

White text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696961 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#6a6a61 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#6d6262 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d6460;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d6460]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#6d6460 (#6d6460) is rgb(109, 100, 96) in RGB.

No, #6d6460 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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