Information about #6C5353 color

#6C5353 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C5353 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 83, 83) — 42.4% red, 32.5% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 10 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6C5353 reads as a gently muted red and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 YSK Brown (#735351). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wenge (#645452) and Quarter Lignite (#6B5B52).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(108, 83, 83)), which gives #6C5353 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6C5353 color variations

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#6C5353 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 #6C5353

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

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Domino color link
Domino

#6C5B4C

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C5353
  • RGB108, 83, 83
  • CMYK0, 10, 10, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 83, 83)
  • HSL0°, 13%, 37%
  • HSL Precise0°, 13.089%, 37.451%
  • HSV0°, 23%, 42%
  • HSB0°, 23%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.325, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.325, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.325, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C5353
  • DECIMAL ID7099219
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01