#6D797A
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(56.6% 0.014 202.8), rgb(109, 121, 122).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.66:1).
About this color
#6D797A is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.66:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.66:1 |
| White text | 4.50:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D797A |
| RGB | rgb(109, 121, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 6%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.6% 0.014 202.8) |
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 #6D797A | 4.50:1 | AA | Lc -76.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6D797A | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc 32.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D797A text on white | 4.50:1 | AA | Lc 71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D797A text on black | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc -30.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
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
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E8EAEA
oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D6DADA
oklch(88.5% 0.004 197.1)
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Step 300
300
#BCC2C2
oklch(80.9% 0.007 197)
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Step 400
400
#9AA3A3
oklch(70.8% 0.01 196.9)
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Step 500
500
#818C8D
oklch(63.1% 0.013 203.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6D797A
oklch(56.6% 0.014 202.8)
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Step 700
700
#586364
oklch(49.1% 0.014 203.3)
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Step 800
800
#485152
oklch(42.7% 0.012 204.8)
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Step 900
900
#3C4344
oklch(37.7% 0.009 207.1)
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Step 950
950
#232728
oklch(26.9% 0.006 214.4)
#6D797A 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) | #77787A | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #75767A | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #697A79 | 0.007 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.015 |
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 #6D797A, 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 0.016
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.030
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.030
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.031
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.035
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.036
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.048
Use #6D797A 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.