Information about #6B4950 color

#6B4950 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B4950 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 73, 80) — 42% red, 28.6% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 11 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned warm red, #6B4950 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 Spellbound (#6D4A4E). Slightly further away sit Finn (#694554) and Cordite (#6D4658).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(107, 73, 80)), which gives #6B4950 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6B4950 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6B4950 color variations

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

#6B4950 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 #6B4950

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

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Painite color link
Painite

#6B4947

Galaxy color link
Galaxy

#63464B

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

Crossroads color link
Crossroads

#734949

Rose Ebony color link
Rose Ebony

#674846

Grape Mouse color link
Grape Mouse

#63424B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B4950
  • RGB107, 73, 80
  • CMYK0, 13, 11, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 73, 80)
  • HSL348°, 19%, 35%
  • HSL Precise347.647°, 18.889%, 35.294%
  • HSV348°, 32%, 42%
  • HSB348°, 32%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.286, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.286, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.286, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B4950
  • DECIMAL ID7031120
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01