#6d797d

Color #6d797d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6d797d

RGB

rgb(109, 121, 125)

HSL

hsl(195, 6.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 12.8%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(49.99, -3.57, -3.7)

LCH

lch(49.99, 5.14, 226.02)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.0156, 219.81)

HWB

hwb(195, 42.7%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d716d

Analogous

#6d7d79

#6d797d

#6d717d

Triadic

#6d797d

#7d6d79

#797d6d

Split-complementary

#6d797d

#7d6d71

#7d796d

Tetradic

#6d797d

#716d7d

#7d716d

#797d6d

Square

#6d797d

#796d7d

#7d716d

#717d6d

Shades

Color #6d797d mixed toward black.

#5b6568

#495153

#373d3f

#24282a

#121415

Tints

Color #6d797d mixed toward white.

#849094

#9da6a9

#b5bcbf

#ced3d4

#e6e9ea

Tones

Color #6d797d mixed toward gray.

#6e787c

#70787a

#717779

#727678

#747676

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72727c · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#72717c · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#6e7b7b · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d797d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d797d]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6d797d (#6d797d) is rgb(109, 121, 125) in RGB.

No, #6d797d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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