Information about #6C4F4F color

#6C4F4F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6C4F4F is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 79, 79) — 42.4% red, 31% green, 31% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 11 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained earthy red, #6C4F4F sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spellbound (#6D4A4E). Nearby in the Register you will also find YSK Brown (#735351) and Wenge (#645452).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 79, 79) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6C4F4F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. #6C4F4F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6C4F4F color variations

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#6C4F4F 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 #6C4F4F

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

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

Painite color link
Painite

#6B4947

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Crossroads color link
Crossroads

#734949

Quincy color link
Quincy

#6A5445

Finn color link
Finn

#694554

Copperhead color link
Copperhead

#755148

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C4F4F
  • RGB108, 79, 79
  • CMYK0, 11, 11, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 79, 79)
  • HSL0°, 16%, 37%
  • HSL Precise0°, 15.508%, 36.667%
  • HSV0°, 27%, 42%
  • HSB0°, 27%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.310, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.310, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.310, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C4F4F
  • DECIMAL ID7098191
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01