#6d717d

Color #6d717d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6d717d

RGB

rgb(109, 113, 125)

HSL

hsl(225, 6.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 12.8%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 9.6%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(47.68, 1.1, -7.13)

LCH

lch(47.68, 7.21, 278.77)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.0192, 271.19)

HWB

hwb(225, 42.7%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d796d

Analogous

#6d797d

#6d717d

#716d7d

Triadic

#6d717d

#7d6d71

#717d6d

Split-complementary

#6d717d

#7d716d

#797d6d

Tetradic

#6d717d

#796d7d

#7d796d

#717d6d

Square

#6d717d

#7d6d79

#7d796d

#6d7d71

Shades

Color #6d717d mixed toward black.

#5b5e68

#494b53

#37393f

#24262a

#121315

Tints

Color #6d717d mixed toward white.

#848894

#9da0a9

#b5b8bf

#cecfd4

#e6e7ea

Tones

Color #6d717d mixed toward gray.

#6e727c

#70727a

#717379

#727478

#747476

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.31:1

White text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6f7a · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#6f6e7a · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#6d7877 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d717d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d717d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6d717d (#6d717d) is rgb(109, 113, 125) in RGB.

No, #6d717d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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