Information about #6C5651 color

#6C5651 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C5651 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 86, 81) — 42.4% red, 33.7% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 11 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6C5651 is a calm, restrained red that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Lignite (#6B5B52). Nearby in the Register you will also find Domino (#6C5B4C) and YSK Brown (#735351).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 86, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #6C5651 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6C5651 color variations

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

#6C5651 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 #6C5651

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

Domino color link
Domino

#6C5B4C

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Makara color link
Makara

#695F50

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Talisman color link
Talisman

#655D50

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C5651
  • RGB108, 86, 81
  • CMYK0, 9, 11, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 86, 81)
  • HSL11°, 14%, 37%
  • HSL Precise11.111°, 14.286%, 37.059%
  • HSV11°, 25%, 42%
  • HSB11°, 25%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.337, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.337, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.337, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C5651
  • DECIMAL ID7099985
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01