Information about #6D6A64 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6D6A64 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(109, 106, 100) — 42.7% red, 41.6% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #6D6A64 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cloudy Gray (#6D6968). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Identity (#6E6767) and Traffic (#6C6D68).

In RGB terms — rgb(109, 106, 100) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6D6A64 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6D6A64 color variations

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#6D6A64 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 #6D6A64

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

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Flint color link
Flint

#716E61

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Climate color link
Climate

#6E6D5E

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6D6A64
  • RGB109, 106, 100
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 57
  • CSSrgb(109, 106, 100)
  • HSL40°, 4%, 41%
  • HSL Precise40°, 4.306%, 40.98%
  • HSV40°, 8%, 43%
  • HSB40°, 8%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.427, 0.416, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.427, 0.416, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.427, 0.416, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6D6A64
  • DECIMAL ID7170660
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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