#6e6d6f

Color #6e6d6f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.17 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6e6d6f

RGB

rgb(110, 109, 111)

HSL

hsl(270, 0.9%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 1.8%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(46.18, 0.79, -0.98)

LCH

lch(46.18, 1.26, 308.87)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.0033, 307.57)

HWB

hwb(270, 42.7%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e6f6d

Analogous

#6d6d6f

#6e6d6f

#6f6d6f

Triadic

#6e6d6f

#6f6e6d

#6d6f6e

Split-complementary

#6e6d6f

#6f6f6d

#6d6f6d

Tetradic

#6e6d6f

#6f6d6e

#6e6f6d

#6d6f6e

Square

#6e6d6f

#6f6d6d

#6e6f6d

#6d6f6f

Shades

Color #6e6d6f mixed toward black.

#5c5b5c

#49494a

#373637

#252425

#121212

Tints

Color #6e6d6f mixed toward white.

#868587

#9e9d9f

#b6b6b7

#cfcecf

#e7e7e7

Tones

Color #6e6d6f mixed toward gray.

#6e6d6f

#6e6d6e

#6e6e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.08:1

White text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e6f · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6e6d6f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e6d6f]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#6e6d6f (#6e6d6f) is rgb(110, 109, 111) in RGB.

No, #6e6d6f 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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