Information about #6B616E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B616E is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 97, 110) — 42% red, 38% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 5 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B616E presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Salt Box (#696268). Slightly further away sit Bloom (#6F5B6C) and Half Sidewinder (#6F676C).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 97, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6B616E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6B616E color variations

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

#6B616E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B616E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#564E58

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#403A42

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Black

#000000

#6B616E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#736D75

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#777379

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Grey

#808080

#6B616E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#66626E

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#62626E

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#62676E

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#6B616E 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
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#656F62
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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
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#626F66
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#6B6F62
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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
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#66626F
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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
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#6F6C62
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#626F6C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#6F6265
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#656F62
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#626F6C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6F6662
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#656F62
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#626B6F
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Nearest named colors to #6B616E

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

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B616E
  • RGB107, 97, 110
  • CMYK1, 5, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(107, 97, 110)
  • HSL286°, 6%, 41%
  • HSL Precise286.154°, 6.28%, 40.588%
  • HSV286°, 12%, 43%
  • HSB286°, 12%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.380, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.380, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.380, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B616E
  • DECIMAL ID7037294
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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