Information about #6E3037 color

#6E3037 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6E3037 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 48, 55) — 43.1% red, 18.8% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 22 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned earthy red, #6E3037 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 Wine (#722F37). Slightly further away sit Ribbon (#71333C) and Patio Red (#6D3331).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 48, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E3037 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E3037 color variations

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

#6E3037 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 #6E3037

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

Wine color link
Wine

#722F37

Ribbon color link
Ribbon

#71333C

Patio Red color link
Patio Red

#6D3331

Garnet color link
Garnet

#733635

Siren color link
Siren

#69293B

Hot Wired color link
Hot Wired

#6F2637

Matchmaker color link
Matchmaker

#6D3540

Tamarillo color link
Tamarillo

#752B2F

Catawba color link
Catawba

#703642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E3037
  • RGB110, 48, 55
  • CMYK0, 24, 22, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 48, 55)
  • HSL353°, 39%, 31%
  • HSL Precise353.226°, 39.241%, 30.98%
  • HSV353°, 56%, 43%
  • HSB353°, 56%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.188, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.188, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.188, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E3037
  • DECIMAL ID7221303
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01