#6f8b8b

Color #6f8b8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.62 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#6f8b8b

RGB

rgb(111, 139, 139)

HSL

hsl(180, 11.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 20.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 0%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(55.79, -9.86, -3.28)

LCH

lch(55.79, 10.39, 198.4)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.0318, 196.27)

HWB

hwb(180, 43.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b6f6f

Analogous

#6f8b7d

#6f8b8b

#6f7d8b

Triadic

#6f8b8b

#8b6f8b

#8b8b6f

Split-complementary

#6f8b8b

#8b6f7d

#8b7d6f

Tetradic

#6f8b8b

#6f6f8b

#8b6f6f

#8b8b6f

Square

#6f8b8b

#7d6f8b

#8b6f6f

#7d8b6f

Shades

Color #6f8b8b mixed toward black.

#5c7474

#4a5d5d

#374545

#252e2e

#121717

Tints

Color #6f8b8b mixed toward white.

#869f9f

#9fb2b2

#b7c5c5

#cfd9d9

#e7ecec

Tones

Color #6f8b8b mixed toward gray.

#718989

#748686

#768484

#788282

#7b7f7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c8b · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#7a788b · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#718b8b · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6f8b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f8b8b]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#6f8b8b (#6f8b8b) is rgb(111, 139, 139) in RGB.

No, #6f8b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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