Information about #6C5A5E color

#6C5A5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6C5A5E is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 90, 94) — 42.4% red, 35.3% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 5 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #6C5A5E 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 Zambezi (#6B5A5A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Matakana (#685D63) and Minx (#68535B).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 90, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #6C5A5E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6C5A5E color variations

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#6C5A5E 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 #6C5A5E

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

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C5A5E
  • RGB108, 90, 94
  • CMYK0, 7, 5, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 90, 94)
  • HSL347°, 9%, 39%
  • HSL Precise346.667°, 9.091%, 38.824%
  • HSV347°, 17%, 42%
  • HSB347°, 17%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.353, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.353, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.353, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6C5A5E
  • DECIMAL ID7101022
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01