#6D6A70

Accessibility

5.32:1

Vs white / black

5.32:1 · 3.95:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6d6a70

RGB

rgb(109, 106, 112)

RGBA

rgba(109, 106, 112, 1)

HSL

hsl(270, 3%, 43%)

HSLA

hsla(270, 3%, 43%, 1)

HSV

hsv(270, 5%, 44%)

LAB

lab(45.26% 2.4 -2.93)

LCH

lch(45.26% 3.79 309.32)

OKLAB

oklab(0.529 0.0061 -0.0078)

OKLCH

oklch(0.529 0.0099 308.03)

XYZ

xyz(14.38, 14.73, 17.41)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 56%)

CSS

color: #6d6a70;

CSS variable

--color-6d6a70: #6d6a70;

SCSS

$color-6d6a70: #6d6a70;

JavaScript

const color = "#6d6a70";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6d6a70";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6d6a70" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6d6a70", "rgb": { "r": 109, "g": 106, "b": 112 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.529 0.0099 308.03)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#6d6a70-1: #6d6a70;
}

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 3.25 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.28 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 5.66 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 7.16 · #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.

50f9f2ff 100ebe5f2 200d8d1df 300c1bbc8 400a59eab 500898390 600736d79 7005c5762 80047414c 900322c37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f3f3f3 e7e6e7 dbdadb cecdcf c2c1c3 b6b5b8 aaa8ac 9e9ca0 928f94 858388 79767c 6d6a70 646167 5b585d 525054 49474b 403e41 373538 2d2c2f 242325 1b1b1c 121213 090909

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f3f3 e7e6e7 dbdadb cecdcf c2c1c3 b6b5b8 aaa8ac 9e9ca0 928f94 858388 79767c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

646167 5b585d 525054 49474b 403e41 373538 2d2c2f 242325 1b1b1c 121213 090909

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

6f6c71 706e73 727074 737175 757377 777578 787779 7a797b 7b7b7c 7d7c7d 7e7e7f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6D6A70Stop 1 #6E716AStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6A6A71Stop 1 #6D6A70Stop 2 #716A71Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6D6A70Stop 1 #716E6AStop 2 #6A716EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6D6A70Stop 1 #71716AStop 2 #6A716AStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333135Stop 1 #59575CStop 2 #807C83Stop 3 #A6A3A8Stop 4 #CCCACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #6d6a70 works

#6D6A70 (#6d6a70) sits in the grey family at about 270° hue, 3% saturation, and 43% 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, #6d6a70 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 DimGray#696969 Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Fill Tertiary#787880 Material Grey 700#616161 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Fluent Gray#605E5C Bootstrap secondary#6C757D American River#636E72