#6D7583

A medium, muted neutral closely aligning with Slategray.

About #6D7583

When working with digital screens, the color #6D7583 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(109, 117, 131).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 17% cyan and 11% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 218.2° hue, 9.2% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D7583
RGB109, 117, 131
HSL218.2°, 9.2%, 47.1%
CMYK17%, 11%, 0%, 49%
HSV218.2°, 16.8%, 51.4%
LAB49.0, 0.1, -8.7
XYZ16.8, 17.6, 24.0
Decimal7173507

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.52:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D7583; }
.text-color { color: #6D7583; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D7583; }

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