Information about #6D514A color

#6D514A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6D514A is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(109, 81, 74) — 42.7% red, 31.8% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 14 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained red, #6D514A sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quincy (#6A5445). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Brown (#734F46) and Spellbound (#6D4A4E).

In RGB terms — rgb(109, 81, 74) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6D514A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. #6D514A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6D514A color variations

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#6D514A 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 #6D514A

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

Quincy color link
Quincy

#6A5445

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Copperhead color link
Copperhead

#755148

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

Catapult color link
Catapult

#685143

Painite color link
Painite

#6B4947

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Spark color link
Spark

#695341

Crossroads color link
Crossroads

#734949

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6D514A
  • RGB109, 81, 74
  • CMYK0, 11, 14, 57
  • CSSrgb(109, 81, 74)
  • HSL12°, 19%, 36%
  • HSL Precise12°, 19.126%, 35.882%
  • HSV12°, 32%, 43%
  • HSB12°, 32%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.427, 0.318, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.427, 0.318, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.427, 0.318, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6D514A
  • DECIMAL ID7164234
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01