Information about #6D797C color

#6D797C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6D797C belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(109, 121, 124) (42.7% red, 47.5% green, 48.6% blue), or CMYK 6 / 1 / 0 / 51 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6D797C presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Raven (#6F747B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rolling Stone (#6D7876) and Light Charcoal (#73787C).

In RGB terms — rgb(109, 121, 124) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6D797C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6D797C color variations

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

#6D797C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6D797C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6D797C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6D797C 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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#6D797C 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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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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#727C6E
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Nearest named colors to #6D797C

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

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Rolling Stone color link
Rolling Stone

#6D7876

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Rusted Light Blue color link
Rusted Light Blue

#6A7F7A

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

Thor color link
Thor

#697F79

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Infinity color link
Infinity

#6A7376

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Innocence color link
Innocence

#6D7773

My Sweet Home color link
My Sweet Home

#657F7C

Weathered Blue color link
Weathered Blue

#677583

#6D797C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6D797C
  • RGB109, 121, 124
  • CMYK6, 1, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(109, 121, 124)
  • HSL192°, 6%, 46%
  • HSL Precise192°, 6.438%, 45.686%
  • HSV192°, 12%, 49%
  • HSB192°, 12%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.427, 0.475, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.427, 0.475, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.427, 0.475, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6D797C
  • DECIMAL ID7174524
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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