Information about #6B5159 color

#6B5159 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B5159 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 81, 89) — 42% red, 31.8% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 7 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B5159 is a gently muted rose that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Minx (#68535B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Zambezi (#6B5A5A) and Wenge (#645452).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(107, 81, 89)), which gives #6B5159 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B5159 color variations

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

#6B5159 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 #6B5159

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

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B5159
  • RGB107, 81, 89
  • CMYK0, 10, 7, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 81, 89)
  • HSL342°, 14%, 37%
  • HSL Precise341.538°, 13.83%, 36.863%
  • HSV342°, 24%, 42%
  • HSB342°, 24%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.318, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.318, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.318, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B5159
  • DECIMAL ID7033177
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01