Information about #6B4548 color

#6B4548 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B4548 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 69, 72) — 42% red, 27.1% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 14 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained red, #6B4548 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Purplish Brown (#6B4247). Nearby in the Register you will also find Painite (#6B4947) and Rose Ebony (#674846).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(107, 69, 72)), which gives #6B4548 its character. If you plan to put text on a #6B4548 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. #6B4548 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B4548 color variations

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#6B4548 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 #6B4548

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

Painite color link
Painite

#6B4947

Rose Ebony color link
Rose Ebony

#674846

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

Galaxy color link
Galaxy

#63464B

Crossroads color link
Crossroads

#734949

Grape Mouse color link
Grape Mouse

#63424B

Deep Coffee color link
Deep Coffee

#704241

Lumberjack color link
Lumberjack

#724B43

Solar Flare color link
Solar Flare

#693E40

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B4548
  • RGB107, 69, 72
  • CMYK0, 15, 14, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 69, 72)
  • HSL355°, 22%, 35%
  • HSL Precise355.263°, 21.591%, 34.51%
  • HSV355°, 36%, 42%
  • HSB355°, 36%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.271, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.271, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.271, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B4548
  • DECIMAL ID7030088
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01