Information about #6B626E color

#6B626E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6B626E is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 98, 110) — 42% red, 38.4% 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.

A quiet, subdued grey, #6B626E feels open and friendly. 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 Salt Box (#696268). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Sidewinder (#6F676C) and Dolphin (#6A6873).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 98, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6B626E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B626E color variations

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#6B626E 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 #6B626E

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

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B626E
  • RGB107, 98, 110
  • CMYK1, 5, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(107, 98, 110)
  • HSL285°, 6%, 41%
  • HSL Precise285°, 5.769%, 40.784%
  • HSV285°, 11%, 43%
  • HSB285°, 11%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.384, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.384, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.384, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B626E
  • DECIMAL ID7037550
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01