#6E7C6E

Accessibility

4.77:1

Vs white / black

4.4:1 · 4.77:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6e7c6e

RGB

rgb(110, 124, 110)

RGBA

rgba(110, 124, 110, 1)

HSL

hsl(120, 6%, 46%)

HSLA

hsla(120, 6%, 46%, 1)

HSV

hsv(120, 11%, 49%)

LAB

lab(50.52% -8.06 5.9)

LCH

lch(50.52% 9.99 143.8)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5705 -0.0221 0.0153)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5705 0.0269 145.3)

XYZ

xyz(16.45, 18.86, 17.52)

CMYK

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

CSS

color: #6e7c6e;

CSS variable

--color-6e7c6e: #6e7c6e;

SCSS

$color-6e7c6e: #6e7c6e;

JavaScript

const color = "#6e7c6e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6e7c6e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6e7c6e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6e7c6e", "rgb": { "r": 110, "g": 124, "b": 110 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5705 0.0269 145.3)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#6e7c6e-1: #6e7c6e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-500

Very different · ΔE 10.53 · #737373

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 10.76 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 10.4 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 12.55 · #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.

50edf9ed 100e0ece0 200ccd8cc 300b5c2b5 40097a697 5007c8b7c 600687468 700525d52 8003d473d 900293229 950151d15

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f3f4f3 e7e9e7 dbdedb cfd3cf c3c8c3 b7beb7 aab3aa 9ea89e 929d92 869286 7a877a 6e7c6e 657265 5c675c 535d53 495349 404840 373e37 2e342e 252925 1c1f1c 121512 090a09

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f4f3 e7e9e7 dbdedb cfd3cf c3c8c3 b7beb7 aab3aa 9ea89e 929d92 869286 7a877a

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

657265 5c675c 535d53 495349 404840 373e37 2e342e 252925 1c1f1c 121512 090a09

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

707c70 717d71 737d73 747d74 767e76 777e77 797e79 7a7f7a 7c7f7c 7d7f7d 7f807f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6E7C6EStop 1 #7C6E7CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#757C6EStop 1 #6E7C6EStop 2 #6E7C75Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6E7C6EStop 1 #6E6E7CStop 2 #7C6E6EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6E7C6EStop 1 #756E7CStop 2 #7C6E75Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303630Stop 1 #545F54Stop 2 #788778Stop 3 #A0ABA0Stop 4 #C9CFC9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #6e7c6e works

#6E7C6E (#6e7c6e) sits in the grey family at about 120° hue, 6% saturation, and 46% lightness. Contrast is 4.4:1 on white and 4.77:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #6e7c6e as small body text on white — 4.4:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

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

Asbestos#7F8C8D Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Gray#808080 American River#636E72 DimGray#696969 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Spectrum #3A7871#3A7871 Spectrum #368172#368172 Material Grey 700#616161

Where #6e7c6e works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #6e7c6e as small body text on white — 4.4:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

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