Information about #6C6162 color

#6C6162 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C6162 falls into the Red Color FamilyDesaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 97, 98) — 42.4% red, 38% green, 38.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 4 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6C6162 is a muted, almost neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bull Clone (#6E6366). Slightly further away sit Scorpion (#6A6466) and Matakana (#685D63).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 97, 98) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6C6162: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. No one has named #6C6162 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6C6162 color variations

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#6C6162 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 #6C6162

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

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C6162
  • RGB108, 97, 98
  • CMYK0, 4, 4, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 97, 98)
  • HSL355°, 5%, 40%
  • HSL Precise354.545°, 5.366%, 40.196%
  • HSV355°, 10%, 42%
  • HSB355°, 10%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.380, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.380, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.380, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C6162
  • DECIMAL ID7102818
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01