Information about #6B5E65 color

#6B5E65 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B5E65 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 94, 101) — 42% red, 36.9% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 2 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #6B5E65 holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 Matakana (#685D63). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Salt Box (#696268) and Bull Clone (#6E6366).

The recipe behind #6B5E65 is rgb(107, 94, 101), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6B5E65 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. No one has named #6B5E65 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6B5E65 color variations

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#6B5E65 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 #6B5E65

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

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B5E65
  • RGB107, 94, 101
  • CMYK0, 5, 2, 58
  • CSSrgb(107, 94, 101)
  • HSL328°, 6%, 39%
  • HSL Precise327.692°, 6.468%, 39.412%
  • HSV328°, 12%, 42%
  • HSB328°, 12%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.369, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.369, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.369, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B5E65
  • DECIMAL ID7036517
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01