#6B6D6AShadows (#6B6D6A) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 135°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.005. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6B6D6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 109, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 1%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 3%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 57%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.8 -1.4 1.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.532 0.005 135) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Shadows 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 ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#706a63 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#6f6d68 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#6b6d6a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6b6e6c — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Shadows 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 5.22:1 and against black 4.02:1, so white 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.
#c0c2c0 · #999b99 · #6b6d6a · #515350 · #313230 · #131513
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.
#6d9c88 · #608969 · #6b6d6a · #576132 · #514c20 · #483912
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.
#6eb8b0 · #70918d · #6b6d6a · #415834 · #283d1c · #002321
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.
#cad6c5 · #a4b59b · #879082 · #6b6d6a · #5d406a · #293522
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f0f7 · #838980 · #6b6d6a · #555256 · #1e241b · #010102
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.
#f1f2f1 · #cfd0ce · #6b6d6a · #3f413f · #1f211f · #9fd77e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8eefd · #957ca0 · #6b6d6a · #634670 · #2d1737 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8eefd · #8282aa · #6b6d6a · #70415d · #1f1c3f · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f3ff · #6e89ab · #6b6d6a · #774146 · #3b1218 · #000108
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5fd · #5e8fa2 · #6b6d6a · #634670 · #3a1604 · #020005
#848583 · #9c9e9c · #b5b6b5 · #cececd · #e6e7e6
#595b58 · #474947 · #363735 · #242423 · #121212
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.