Information about #6C423D color

#6C423D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C423D falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 66, 61) — 42.4% red, 25.9% green, 23.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 18 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6C423D is a moderately toned earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deep Coffee (#704241). Slightly further away sit Solar Flare (#693E40) and Lexington (#683E37).

The recipe behind #6C423D is rgb(108, 66, 61), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6C423D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6C423D color variations

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

#6C423D 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 #6C423D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C423D
  • RGB108, 66, 61
  • CMYK0, 16, 18, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 66, 61)
  • HSL6°, 28%, 33%
  • HSL Precise6.383°, 27.811%, 33.137%
  • HSV6°, 44%, 42%
  • HSB6°, 44%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.259, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.259, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.259, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C423D
  • DECIMAL ID7094845
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01