Information about #6C3738 color

#6C3738 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C3738 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 55, 56) — 42.4% red, 21.6% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 20 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6C3738 reads as a mildly saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sanguine Brown (#6C3736). Slightly further away sit Metallic Copper (#6E3D34) and Ribbon (#71333C).

The recipe behind #6C3738 is rgb(108, 55, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. #6C3738 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6C3738 color variations

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#6C3738 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 #6C3738

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

Ribbon color link
Ribbon

#71333C

Garnet color link
Garnet

#733635

Lexington color link
Lexington

#683E37

Patio Red color link
Patio Red

#6D3331

Matchmaker color link
Matchmaker

#6D3540

Abrownrami color link
Abrownrami

#693B31

Purple Brown color link
Purple Brown

#673A3F

Wine color link
Wine

#722F37

Catawba color link
Catawba

#703642

Solar Flare color link
Solar Flare

#693E40

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C3738
  • RGB108, 55, 56
  • CMYK0, 21, 20, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 55, 56)
  • HSL359°, 33%, 32%
  • HSL Precise358.868°, 32.515%, 31.961%
  • HSV359°, 49%, 42%
  • HSB359°, 49%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.216, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.216, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.216, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C3738
  • DECIMAL ID7092024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01