Information about #6C5E73 color

#6C5E73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6C5E73 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 94, 115) — 42.4% red, 36.9% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 8 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6C5E73 presents itself as a calm, restrained twilight violet — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Centaurian (#6E5977). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bloom (#6F5B6C) and Rum (#716675).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 94, 115) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6C5E73 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6C5E73 color variations

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

#6C5E73 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6C5E73 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6C5E73 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6C5E73 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6C5E73 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #6C5E73

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

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

#6C5E73 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C5E73
  • RGB108, 94, 115
  • CMYK3, 8, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(108, 94, 115)
  • HSL280°, 10%, 41%
  • HSL Precise280°, 10.048%, 40.98%
  • HSV280°, 18%, 45%
  • HSB280°, 18%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.369, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.369, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.369, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C5E73
  • DECIMAL ID7102067
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers47 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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