#6E797BPhantom (#6E797B) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 210°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6E797B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 121, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 6%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 11%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 52%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50 -3.6 -2.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.568 0.014 210) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Phantom shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#747673 — ΔE 1.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#737a78 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#6e797b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6e7a7d — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Phantom in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.48:1 and against black 4.68:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c6cfd1 · #9ea8aa · #6e797b · #545e60 · #343d3e · #171e1f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#73a79a · #549594 · #6e797b · #346e84 · #325975 · #304564
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#99b4e4 · #8895ac · #6e797b · #27646e · #084750 · #1b263a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cae2e7 · #9cc2c8 · #889c9f · #6e797b · #7c473e · #213f45
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #889496 · #6e797b · #615b5a · #1c292b · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef3f4 · #c5cacb · #6e797b · #1e2627 · #020506 · #e45241
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eef3f4 · #c5cacb · #6e797b · #1e2627 · #020506 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffedea · #b3847c · #6e797b · #824c44 · #401813 · #000305
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedea · #b18290 · #6e797b · #7c522f · #3e1725 · #140500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fbedf9 · #a785a3 · #6e797b · #6d5b26 · #312400 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4efff · #978ab1 · #6e797b · #824c44 · #222a00 · #050000
#838D8E · #98A1A2 · #AEB5B7 · #C4CACC · #DBE0E1
#5A6466 · #474F51 · #343C3D · #23292A · #121819
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.