Information about #6B5B70 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B5B70 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 91, 112) — 42% red, 35.7% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 8 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B5B70 presents itself as a calm, restrained magenta — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bloom (#6F5B6C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Centaurian (#6E5977) and Covert (#645977).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 91, 112) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6B5B70 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. #6B5B70 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B5B70 color variations

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#6B5B70 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 #6B5B70

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

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B5B70
  • RGB107, 91, 112
  • CMYK2, 8, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(107, 91, 112)
  • HSL286°, 10%, 40%
  • HSL Precise285.714°, 10.345%, 39.804%
  • HSV286°, 19%, 44%
  • HSB286°, 19%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.357, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.357, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.357, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B5B70
  • DECIMAL ID7035760
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01