Information about #6C6566 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6C6566 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 101, 102) — 42.4% red, 39.6% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 2 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6C6566 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Scorpion (#6A6466). Slightly further away sit Bull Clone (#6E6366) and Identity (#6E6767).

The recipe behind #6C6566 is rgb(108, 101, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6C6566: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6C6566 color variations

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

#6C6566 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6C6566 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#565151

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#403C3D

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#2B2828

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Black

#000000

#6C6566 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6C6566 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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#6C6566 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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#65696C
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#656C68
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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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#6C6569
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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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#666C65
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#65666C
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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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#6C6B65
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#656C6B
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#65666C
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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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#696C65
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#656C6B
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#68656C
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Nearest named colors to #6C6566

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

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Eighth Barista color link
Eighth Barista

#746466

#6C6566 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C6566
  • RGB108, 101, 102
  • CMYK0, 3, 2, 58
  • CSSrgb(108, 101, 102)
  • HSL351°, 3%, 41%
  • HSL Precise351.429°, 3.349%, 40.98%
  • HSV351°, 6%, 42%
  • HSB351°, 6%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.396, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.396, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.396, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C6566
  • DECIMAL ID7103846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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