#6F7781

Accessibility

4.63:1

Vs white / black

4.53:1 · 4.63:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6f7781

RGB

rgb(111, 119, 129)

RGBA

rgba(111, 119, 129, 1)

HSL

hsl(213, 7%, 47%)

HSLA

hsla(213, 7%, 47%, 1)

HSV

hsv(213, 14%, 51%)

LAB

lab(49.69% -0.79 -6.49)

LCH

lch(49.69% 6.54 263.06)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5659 -0.005 -0.0175)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5659 0.0182 254.05)

XYZ

xyz(17.11, 18.16, 23.37)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 49%)

CSS

color: #6f7781;

CSS variable

--color-6f7781: #6f7781;

SCSS

$color-6f7781: #6f7781;

JavaScript

const color = "#6f7781";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6f7781";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6f7781" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6f7781", "rgb": { "r": 111, "g": 119, "b": 129 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5659 0.0182 254.05)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#6f7781-1: #6f7781;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.95 · #6B7280

Nearest CSS named color

SlateGray

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.55 · #708090

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 5.76 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Similar · ΔE 1.64 · #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.

50ecf6ff 100dfe9f5 200cbd5e2 300b5bfcb 40099a2ae 5007e8792 60068717c 700525a65 8003c444e 900283039 950141b24

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f3f4f5 e7e8ea dbdde0 cfd2d5 c3c6cb b7bbc0 abb0b6 9fa4ab 9399a1 878e96 7b828c 6f7781 666d76 5d636c 535961 4a4f56 41454b 383c41 2e3236 25282b 1c1e20 121415 090a0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f4f5 e7e8ea dbdde0 cfd2d5 c3c6cb b7bbc0 abb0b6 9fa4ab 9399a1 878e96 7b828c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

666d76 5d636c 535961 4a4f56 41454b 383c41 2e3236 25282b 1c1e20 121415 090a0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

707881 727981 737981 757a81 767b81 787c81 797c80 7a7d80 7c7e80 7d7f80 7f7f80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6F7781Stop 1 #80796FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6F7F80Stop 1 #6F7781Stop 2 #706F80Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6F7781Stop 1 #806F77Stop 2 #77806FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6F7781Stop 1 #80706FStop 2 #7F806FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2F3337Stop 1 #53595FStop 2 #777F88Stop 3 #A0A5ACStop 4 #C8CCD0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #6f7781 works

#6F7781 (#6f7781) sits in the blue grey family at about 213° hue, 7% saturation, and 47% lightness. Contrast is 4.53:1 on white and 4.63:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-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
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

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

Family context: Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue 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

Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A SlateGray#708090 Tailwind slate 500#64748B American River#636E72 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Chakra gray 500#718096 Gray#808080 LightSlateGray#778899