#6e727b

Color #6e727b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6e727b

RGB

rgb(110, 114, 123)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 5.6%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 10.6%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 7.3%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(47.98, 0.42, -5.48)

LCH

lch(47.98, 5.5, 274.38)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.0147, 266.5)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 43.1%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b776e

Analogous

#6e797b

#6e727b

#716e7b

Triadic

#6e727b

#7b6e72

#727b6e

Split-complementary

#6e727b

#7b716e

#797b6e

Tetradic

#6e727b

#776e7b

#7b776e

#727b6e

Square

#6e727b

#7b6e79

#7b776e

#6e7b71

Shades

Color #6e727b mixed toward black.

#5c5f67

#494c52

#37393e

#252629

#121315

Tints

Color #6e727b mixed toward white.

#858992

#9ea1a8

#b6b8be

#ced0d3

#e7e7e9

Tones

Color #6e727b mixed toward gray.

#6f727a

#707379

#717378

#727477

#737476

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.36:1

White text reads better on this background (4.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#707079 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#706f78 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#6e7777 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e727b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e727b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e727b (#6e727b) is rgb(110, 114, 123) in RGB.

No, #6e727b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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