#6d6e72

Color #6d6e72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.16 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#6d6e72

RGB

rgb(109, 110, 114)

HSL

hsl(228, 2.2%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 4.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(46.47, 0.45, -2.35)

LCH

lch(46.47, 2.39, 280.84)

OKLCH

oklch(53.9%, 0.0063, 274.54)

HWB

hwb(228, 42.7%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72716d

Analogous

#6d7072

#6d6e72

#6e6d72

Triadic

#6d6e72

#726d6e

#6e726d

Split-complementary

#6d6e72

#726e6d

#70726d

Tetradic

#6d6e72

#716d72

#72716d

#6e726d

Square

#6d6e72

#726d70

#72716d

#6d726e

Shades

Color #6d6e72 mixed toward black.

#5b5c5f

#49494c

#363739

#242526

#121213

Tints

Color #6d6e72 mixed toward white.

#85868a

#9d9ea1

#b6b6b9

#cecfd0

#e7e7e8

Tones

Color #6d6e72 mixed toward gray.

#6d6e71

#6e6e71

#6e6f71

#6f6f70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d71 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#6d6d71 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#6d7070 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d6e72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d6e72]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#6d6e72 (#6d6e72) is rgb(109, 110, 114) in RGB.

No, #6d6e72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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