Gray
#6B737F
#6B737F is a gray with almost no color, at step 600 of its 50–950 scale. White text on it has a contrast of 4.8:1. It is readable as text on white (4.8:1).
#6B737F shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #6B737F kept exactly at step 600. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F2F7FF
- 100 E5ECF6
- 200 D2DAE5
- 300 B8C0CC
- 400 9BA4B0
- 500 808895
- 600 6B737F
- 700 4F5661
- 800 3A404A
- 900 262C34
- 950 14191F
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #f2f7ff; --color-gray-100: #e5ecf6; --color-gray-200: #d2dae5; --color-gray-300: #b8c0cc; --color-gray-400: #9ba4b0; --color-gray-500: #808895; --color-gray-600: #6b737f; --color-gray-700: #4f5661; --color-gray-800: #3a404a; --color-gray-900: #262c34; --color-gray-950: #14191f;}Is #6B737F readable?
Contrast for text on #6B737F and for #6B737F used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
AA · 4.8APCA Lc 79 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
Large · 3.9APCA Lc 30 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on white
AA · 4.8APCA Lc 73 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #747D89 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
Large · 3.9APCA Lc 28 · Dividers and decoration only
Color palettes with #6B737F
Six palettes built around #6B737F, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#6B737F · #887CBB · #00BAED · #FBD7FB · #2D333B
- Complementary#6B737F · #CEAC66 · #F4A909 · #BDD8FF · #202B38
- Split complementary#6B737F · #BE6740 · #D7B838 · #CCDFFF · #2B313B
- Triadic#6B737F · #D18488 · #81C848 · #BAD8FF · #18202B
- Tetradic#6B737F · #BF7492 · #EAA400 · #A1F6DA · #2C2F35
- Monochromatic#6B737F · #709AD4 · #67A6FF · #D3E7FF · #2B333F
#6B737F as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #6B737F looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F2F7FF
- Brand 100, #E5ECF6
- Brand 200, #D2DAE5
- Brand 300, #B8C0CC
- Brand 400, #9BA4B0
- Brand 500, #808895
- Brand 600, #6B737F
- Brand 700, #4F5661
- Brand 800, #3A404A
- Brand 900, #262C34
- Brand 950, #14191F
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFB
- Neutral 100, #F3F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E3E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D1D4D9
- Neutral 400, #9DA1A8
- Neutral 500, #6F747B
- Neutral 600, #50545B
- Neutral 700, #3C4147
- Neutral 800, #25282E
- Neutral 900, #15181D
- Neutral 950, #070A0F
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #42995A
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #EEB367
- Warning 400, #DC9C45
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D9584E
- Danger 600, #C8473F
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3181BD
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 600 with white text, at 4.8:1.
- In dark mode primary lifts to Brand 500 so it reads on the dark background, at 5.5:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #6B737F
Lighter and darker versions of #6B737F.