#6A6A79

Accessibility

5.32:1

Vs white / black

5.32:1 · 3.95:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6a6a79

RGB

rgb(106, 106, 121)

RGBA

rgba(106, 106, 121, 1)

HSL

hsl(240, 7%, 45%)

HSLA

hsla(240, 7%, 45%, 1)

HSV

hsv(240, 12%, 47%)

LAB

lab(45.29% 3.27 -8.33)

LCH

lch(45.29% 8.95 291.43)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5296 0.0063 -0.0225)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5296 0.0234 285.64)

XYZ

xyz(14.55, 14.75, 20.17)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 53%)

CSS

color: #6a6a79;

CSS variable

--color-6a6a79: #6a6a79;

SCSS

$color-6a6a79: #6a6a79;

JavaScript

const color = "#6a6a79";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6a6a79";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6a6a79" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6a6a79", "rgb": { "r": 106, "g": 106, "b": 121 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5296 0.0234 285.64)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#6a6a79-1: #6a6a79;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.88 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 7.98 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 8.81 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 7.71 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f3f4ff 100e6e6f5 200d3d3e1 300bcbccb 400a0a0b0 500848494 6006f6f7c 700585864 80042424e 9002e2e39 9501a1924

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f3f4 e6e6e9 dadade cdcdd2 c1c1c7 b5b5bc a8a8b1 9c9ca6 8f8f9b 83838f 767684 6a6a79 61616f 585865 50505b 474751 3e3e47 35353d 2c2c32 232328 1b1b1e 121214 09090a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f3f4 e6e6e9 dadade cdcdd2 c1c1c7 b5b5bc a8a8b1 9c9ca6 8f8f9b 83838f 767684

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

61616f 585865 50505b 474751 3e3e47 35353d 2c2c32 232328 1b1b1e 121214 09090a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

6c6c7a 6e6e7a 70707b 71717b 73737c 75757d 77777d 79797e 7b7b7e 7c7c7f 7e7e7f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6A6A79Stop 1 #7B7B6BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6B737BStop 1 #6A6A79Stop 2 #736B7BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6A6A79Stop 1 #7B6B6BStop 2 #6B7B6BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6A6A79Stop 1 #7B736BStop 2 #737B6BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F2F37Stop 1 #53535FStop 2 #777788Stop 3 #A0A0ACStop 4 #C8C8D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #6a6a79 works

#6A6A79 (#6a6a79) sits in the grey family at about 240° hue, 7% saturation, and 45% lightness. Contrast is 5.32:1 on white and 3.95:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #6a6a79 is 3.95:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Fill Tertiary#787880 Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind slate 500#64748B Bootstrap secondary#6C757D DimGray#696969 Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Grey 700#616161 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B