Information about #6B697B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6B697B falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(107, 105, 123) — 42% red, 41.2% green, 48.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 7 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #6B697B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dolphin (#6A6873). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mist Blue (#646D7E) and Rum (#716675).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(107, 105, 123)), which gives #6B697B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B697B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6B697B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B697B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B697B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B697B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6B697B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#7C6A7A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7C6A71
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#6A7C75
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Nearest named colors to #6B697B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Infinity color link
Infinity

#6A7376

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Mousy Wisteria color link
Mousy Wisteria

#766980

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

#6B697B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B697B
  • RGB107, 105, 123
  • CMYK6, 7, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(107, 105, 123)
  • HSL247°, 8%, 45%
  • HSL Precise246.667°, 7.895%, 44.706%
  • HSV247°, 15%, 48%
  • HSB247°, 15%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.412, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.412, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.412, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B697B
  • DECIMAL ID7039355
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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