Information about #6B5B6B color

#6B5B6B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B5B6B falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(107, 91, 107) — 42% red, 35.7% green, 42% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 0 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #6B5B6B holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bloom (#6F5B6C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Salt Box (#696268) and Matakana (#685D63).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 91, 107) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B5B6B: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. #6B5B6B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B5B6B color variations

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#6B5B6B 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6B5B6B

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

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

#6B5B6B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B5B6B
  • RGB107, 91, 107
  • CMYK0, 6, 0, 58
  • HSL300°, 8%, 39%
  • HSL Precise300°, 8.081%, 38.824%
  • HSV300°, 15%, 42%
  • HSB300°, 15%, 42%
  • HEX ID6B5B6B
  • DECIMAL ID7035755
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
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