Colors

#6B7280

Gray 500

Gray 500 is #6B7280 — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#6B7280
RGB
rgb(107, 114, 128)
HSL
hsl(220,9%,46%)
HSV
hsv(220, 16%, 50%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,11,0,50)
OKLCH
oklch(55.1% 0.023 264.4)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#898E99

20% white

#A6AAB3

40% white

#C4C7CC

60% white

#E1E3E6

80% white

Shades

#565B66

20% black

#40444D

40% black

#2B2E33

60% black

#15171A

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Gray 500. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#6B7280

#80796B

#9599A2

#A29E95

#4B4E53

Analogous

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#6B7C80

#6B7280

#6E6B80

#796B80

#6C7E78

Triadic

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#6B7280

#806B72

#72806B

#A29599

#5A6256

Split Complementary

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#6B7280

#806E6B

#7C806B

#A4A7AD

#53504B

Monochromatic

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#2E3138

#515761

#747C8B

#9EA3AE

#C7CAD1

Tetradic

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#6B7280

#806B7C

#80796B

#6B806E

#9A8E98

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 4.83:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass
On black · 4.34:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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