#6e7178

Color #6e7178

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.33 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6e7178

RGB

rgb(110, 113, 120)

HSL

hsl(222, 4.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 8.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(47.6, 0.35, -4.26)

LCH

lch(47.6, 4.27, 274.7)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.0114, 267.49)

HWB

hwb(222, 43.1%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78756e

Analogous

#6e7678

#6e7178

#706e78

Triadic

#6e7178

#786e71

#71786e

Split-complementary

#6e7178

#78706e

#76786e

Tetradic

#6e7178

#756e78

#78756e

#71786e

Square

#6e7178

#786e76

#78756e

#6e7870

Shades

Color #6e7178 mixed toward black.

#5c5e64

#494b50

#37393c

#252628

#121314

Tints

Color #6e7178 mixed toward white.

#85888f

#9ea0a6

#b6b8bc

#ced0d2

#e7e7e9

Tones

Color #6e7178 mixed toward gray.

#6f7177

#707276

#717275

#727374

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6f76 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#6f6f76 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#6e7575 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6e7178;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e7178]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e7178 (#6e7178) is rgb(110, 113, 120) in RGB.

No, #6e7178 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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