Information about #6B2B17 color

#6B2B17 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B2B17 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(107, 43, 23) — 42% red, 16.9% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 25 / 33 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6B2B17 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Heatwave (#6E2620). Slightly further away sit Hot N Spicy (#6B2320) and Pioneer Red (#642620).

The recipe behind #6B2B17 is rgb(107, 43, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B2B17: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B2B17 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6B2B17 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B2B17 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B2B17 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B2B17 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6B2B17 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#162C69
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#16692A
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#2A1669
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#566916
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #6B2B17

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Heatwave color link
Heatwave

#6E2620

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Chestnut Leather Brown color link
Chestnut Leather Brown

#60281E

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Royal Mahogany color link
Royal Mahogany

#653420

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

Cypress Bark color link
Cypress Bark

#752E23

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

Tipping Point color link
Tipping Point

#612C25

Pueblo color link
Pueblo

#6E3326

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

#6B2B17 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B2B17
  • RGB107, 43, 23
  • CMYK0, 25, 33, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 43, 23)
  • HSL14°, 65%, 25%
  • HSL Precise14.286°, 64.615%, 25.49%
  • HSV14°, 79%, 42%
  • HSB14°, 79%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.169, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.169, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.169, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B2B17
  • DECIMAL ID7023383
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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