Information about #6B4C59 color

#6B4C59 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B4C59 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 76, 89) — 42% red, 29.8% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 7 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6B4C59 reads as a calm, restrained rose and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cordite (#6D4658). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Minx (#68535B) and Finn (#694554).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 76, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B4C59: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6B4C59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6B4C59 color variations

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#6B4C59 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 #6B4C59

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

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B4C59
  • RGB107, 76, 89
  • CMYK0, 12, 7, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 76, 89)
  • HSL335°, 17%, 36%
  • HSL Precise334.839°, 16.94%, 35.882%
  • HSV335°, 29%, 42%
  • HSB335°, 29%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.298, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.298, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.298, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B4C59
  • DECIMAL ID7031897
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01