Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Wet Concrete

Wet Concrete is a muted gray color with HEX #6F7378. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 111, 115, 120, HSL 213, 4%, 45%, neutral temperature, and is useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes.

#6F7378 gray neutral muted
HEX #6F7378
RGB rgb(111, 115, 120)
HSL hsl(213 4% 45%)
CMYK cmyk(7, 4, 0, 53)
Luminance 0.17
Contrast Black 4.4:1White 4.77:1

CSS Utilities

--color-wet-concrete: #6F7378;
.bg-wet-concrete { background-color: #6F7378; }
.text-wet-concrete { color: #6F7378; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.17
Black text4.4:1AA Fail
White text4.77:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#6F7378",
  "rgb": [
    111,
    115,
    120
  ],
  "hsl": [
    213,
    4,
    45
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    7,
    4,
    0,
    53
  ],
  "luminance": 0.17,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.4,
    "white": 4.77
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#77736E",
  "analogous": [
    "#6E7777",
    "#6F6E77"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#776E72",
    "#72776E"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#776E77",
    "#77736E",
    "#6E776F"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#776F6E",
    "#77776E"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#9DA0A4",
    "#6F7378",
    "#424548"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#9DA0A4",
  "dark": "#424548",
  "saturated": "#557091",
  "desaturated": "#737373",
  "pastel": "#B3B3B3",
  "neon": "#0F7BFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#77736E",
    "#6E7777",
    "#6F6E77"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#737373",
    "#9DA0A4"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#9DA0A4",
    "#737373"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "steel-gray",
    "machinery-gray",
    "oxidized-copper",
    "smoke"
  ],
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  ],
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  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/neutral",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/wet-concrete",
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/wcag/wet-concrete",
      "/css/colors/wet-concrete",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "wet-concrete",
  "name": "Wet Concrete",
  "hex": "#6F7378",
  "uses": [
    "industrial design",
    "safety systems",
    "hardware palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "utility",
      "visibility",
      "precision"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "transportation",
      "tools",
      "hardware",
      "signage"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "soft wellness palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "gray",
  "temperature": "neutral",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "neutral",
    "muted",
    "industrial-design",
    "safety-systems",
    "hardware-palettes",
    "utility",
    "visibility",
    "precision"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    111,
    115,
    120
  ],
  "hsl": [
    213,
    4,
    45
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    7,
    4,
    0,
    53
  ],
  "luminance": 0.17,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 4.77
  },
  "harmonies": {
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      "#6E7777",
      "#6F6E77"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#776E72",
      "#72776E"
    ],
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      "#776E77",
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      "#6E776F"
    ],
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      "#77776E"
    ],
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      "#424548"
    ]
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    "dark": "#424548",
    "saturated": "#557091",
    "desaturated": "#737373",
    "pastel": "#B3B3B3",
    "neon": "#0F7BFF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-wet-concrete: #6F7378;",
    "utility": ".bg-wet-concrete { background-color: #6F7378; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-wet-concrete { color: #6F7378; }"
  },
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    "steel-gray",
    "machinery-gray",
    "oxidized-copper",
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    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
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    ],
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    ]
  },
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#77736E",
      "#6E7777",
      "#6F6E77"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#737373",
      "#9DA0A4"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#9DA0A4",
      "#737373"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Wet Concrete Color

Wet Concrete sits in the gray family with neutral temperature and muted visual character. Wet Concrete is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include utility, visibility, and precision, which makes it relevant for transportation and tools. In design work, Wet Concrete is most useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Gray color familyBrowse named gray colors and compare nearby swatches.Neutral colorsExplore colors with neutral temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Wet Concrete accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #6F7378.Wet Concrete CSS utilitiesUse Wet Concrete in CSS variables and utility classes.#6F7378 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Wet Concrete paletteOpen the generated palette based on Wet Concrete.Wet Concrete harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Wet Concrete against black and white text.

Black text4.4:1AA Fail
White text4.77:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Nickel#727472
Steel Gray#71797E
Machinery Gray#6C6F70
Oxidized Copper#6E7F80
Smoke#738276

Color Harmonies

#77736E#77736E
#6E7777#6E7777
#6F6E77#6F6E77
#776E72#776E72
#72776E#72776E
Open full Wet Concrete harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#9DA0A4#9DA0A4
#424548#424548
#557091#557091
#737373#737373
#B3B3B3#B3B3B3
#0F7BFF#0F7BFF

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#77736E#77736E
#6E7777#6E7777
#6F6E77#6F6E77
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5