Information about #6C5B61 color

#6C5B61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C5B61 falls into the Rose Color FamilyDesaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 91, 97) — 42.4% red, 35.7% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 4 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6C5B61 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Matakana (#685D63). Slightly further away sit Zambezi (#6B5A5A) and Bull Clone (#6E6366).

The recipe behind #6C5B61 is rgb(108, 91, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6C5B61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6C5B61 color variations

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

#6C5B61 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 #6C5B61

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

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C5B61
  • RGB108, 91, 97
  • CMYK0, 7, 4, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 91, 97)
  • HSL339°, 9%, 39%
  • HSL Precise338.824°, 8.543%, 39.02%
  • HSV339°, 16%, 42%
  • HSB339°, 16%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.357, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.357, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.357, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C5B61
  • DECIMAL ID7101281
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01