#6B7675
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.6% 0.013 190.2), rgb(107, 118, 117).
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White text reads best on this color (4.69:1).
About this color
#6B7675 is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.014 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.69:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.013) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.47:1 |
| White text | 4.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B7675 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 118, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 5%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.6% 0.013 190.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #6B7675 | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc -78.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6B7675 | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B7675 text on white | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc 72.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B7675 text on black | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D7DAD9
oklch(88.6% 0.004 174.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCC2C1
oklch(80.9% 0.007 185.2)
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Step 400
400
#9AA3A2
oklch(70.8% 0.01 189)
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Step 500
500
#828C8B
oklch(63.2% 0.012 189.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6B7675
oklch(55.6% 0.013 190.2)
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Step 700
700
#596362
oklch(49.1% 0.012 189.5)
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Step 800
800
#495150
oklch(42.7% 0.01 187.7)
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Step 900
900
#3D4342
oklch(37.7% 0.008 184.9)
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Step 950
950
#242727
oklch(27% 0.004 196.9)
#6B7675 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #757575 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #727375 | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #687776 | 0.005 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6B7675, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.014
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.026
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.038
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.039
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.041
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.045
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.046
Use #6B7675 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.