#6f5e72

Color #6f5e72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6f5e72

RGB

rgb(111, 94, 114)

HSL

hsl(291, 9.6%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291, 17.5%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 17.5%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(42.15, 10.82, -8.75)

LCH

lch(42.15, 13.92, 321.04)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.0375, 321.17)

HWB

hwb(291, 36.9%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#61725e

Analogous

#655e72

#6f5e72

#725e6b

Triadic

#6f5e72

#726f5e

#5e726f

Split-complementary

#6f5e72

#6b725e

#5e7265

Tetradic

#6f5e72

#725e61

#61725e

#5e726f

Square

#6f5e72

#72655e

#61725e

#5e6b72

Shades

Color #6f5e72 mixed toward black.

#5d4e5f

#4a3f4c

#382f39

#251f26

#131013

Tints

Color #6f5e72 mixed toward white.

#8a758d

#a191a4

#b9acbb

#d0c8d2

#e8e3e8

Tones

Color #6f5e72 mixed toward gray.

#6e6070

#6d616f

#6c636d

#6a656b

#69666a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68686e · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#696a6c · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#6e6a69 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f5e72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f5e72]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#6f5e72 (#6f5e72) is rgb(111, 94, 114) in RGB.

No, #6f5e72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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