#6d6865

Color #6d6865

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.75 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6d6865

RGB

rgb(109, 104, 101)

HSL

hsl(22.5, 3.8%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.5, 7.3%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 7.3%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(44.36, 1.37, 2.38)

LCH

lch(44.36, 2.75, 60.07)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0079, 53.28)

HWB

hwb(22.5, 39.6%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656a6d

Analogous

#6d6566

#6d6865

#6d6c65

Triadic

#6d6865

#656d68

#68656d

Split-complementary

#6d6865

#656d6c

#65666d

Tetradic

#6d6865

#6a6d65

#656a6d

#68656d

Square

#6d6865

#666d65

#656a6d

#6c656d

Shades

Color #6d6865 mixed toward black.

#5b5754

#494543

#373433

#242322

#121111

Tints

Color #6d6865 mixed toward white.

#87817d

#9f9a97

#b7b3b1

#cfcdcb

#e7e6e5

Tones

Color #6d6865 mixed toward gray.

#6c6866

#6b6967

#6a6968

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b66 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#6b6c66 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#6d6666 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d6865;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d6865]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#6d6865 (#6d6865) is rgb(109, 104, 101) in RGB.

No, #6d6865 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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