#6E6F7C

Accessibility

4.97:1

Vs white / black

4.97:1 · 4.23:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6e6f7c

RGB

rgb(110, 111, 124)

RGBA

rgba(110, 111, 124, 1)

HSL

hsl(236, 6%, 46%)

HSLA

hsla(236, 6%, 46%, 1)

HSV

hsv(236, 11%, 49%)

LAB

lab(47.16% 2.42 -7.3)

LCH

lch(47.16% 7.69 288.34)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5453 0.0043 -0.0197)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5453 0.0202 282.31)

XYZ

xyz(15.75, 16.14, 21.35)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 51%)

CSS

color: #6e6f7c;

CSS variable

--color-6e6f7c: #6e6f7c;

SCSS

$color-6e6f7c: #6e6f7c;

JavaScript

const color = "#6e6f7c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6e6f7c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6e6f7c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6e6f7c", "rgb": { "r": 110, "g": 111, "b": 124 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5453 0.0202 282.31)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#6e6f7c-1: #6e6f7c;
}

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 2.04 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 7.38 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 7.19 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 5.92 · #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 100e5e7f5 200d2d3e1 300bbbccb 4009fa0ae 500848592 6006e6f7c 700575865 80042434e 9002d2e39 950191a24

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f3f3f4 e7e7e9 dbdbde cfcfd3 c3c3c8 b7b7be aaabb3 9e9fa8 92939d 868792 7a7b87 6e6f7c 656672 5c5d67 53535d 494a53 404148 37383e 2e2e34 252529 1c1c1f 121215 09090a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f3f4 e7e7e9 dbdbde cfcfd3 c3c3c8 b7b7be aaabb3 9e9fa8 92939d 868792 7a7b87

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

656672 5c5d67 53535d 494a53 404148 37383e 2e2e34 252529 1c1c1f 121215 09090a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

70707c 71727d 73737d 74757d 76767e 77787e 79797e 7a7a7f 7c7c7f 7d7d7f 7f7f80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6E6F7CStop 1 #7C7B6EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6E767CStop 1 #6E6F7CStop 2 #746E7CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6E6F7CStop 1 #7C6E6FStop 2 #6F7C6EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6E6F7CStop 1 #7C746EStop 2 #767C6EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303036Stop 1 #54555FStop 2 #787987Stop 3 #A0A1ABStop 4 #C9C9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #6e6f7c works

#6E6F7C (#6e6f7c) sits in the grey family at about 236° hue, 6% saturation, and 46% lightness. Contrast is 4.97:1 on white and 4.23:1 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, #6e6f7c is 4.23:1. 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 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Tailwind slate 500#64748B Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Grey 600#757575 DimGray#696969 Web Safe #666666#666666 American River#636E72 Chakra gray 500#718096 SlateGray#708090