#6f6c72

Color #6f6c72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 4.12 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#6f6c72

RGB

rgb(111, 108, 114)

HSL

hsl(270, 2.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 5.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(46.07, 2.39, -2.92)

LCH

lch(46.07, 3.77, 309.3)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.0099, 308.03)

HWB

hwb(270, 42.4%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f726c

Analogous

#6c6c72

#6f6c72

#726c72

Triadic

#6f6c72

#726f6c

#6c726f

Split-complementary

#6f6c72

#72726c

#6c726c

Tetradic

#6f6c72

#726c6f

#6f726c

#6c726f

Square

#6f6c72

#726c6c

#6f726c

#6c7272

Shades

Color #6f6c72 mixed toward black.

#5c5a5f

#4a484c

#373639

#252426

#121213

Tints

Color #6f6c72 mixed toward white.

#87848a

#9f9ca2

#b7b5b9

#cfced0

#e7e6e8

Tones

Color #6f6c72 mixed toward gray.

#6f6c71

#6f6d71

#6f6d70

#6f6e70

#6f6e6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.06:1

White text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e71 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#6e6e70 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f6c72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f6c72]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#6f6c72 (#6f6c72) is rgb(111, 108, 114) in RGB.

No, #6f6c72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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