Information about #6E5566 color

#6E5566 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E5566 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 85, 102) — 43.1% red, 33.3% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 3 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6E5566 is a softly toned romantic rose that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bloom (#6F5B6C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Matakana (#685D63) and Fedora (#625665).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 85, 102) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6E5566: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. #6E5566 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6E5566 color variations

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

#6E5566 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 #6E5566

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

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Minx color link
Minx

#68535B

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E5566
  • RGB110, 85, 102
  • CMYK0, 10, 3, 57
  • CSSrgb(110, 85, 102)
  • HSL319°, 13%, 38%
  • HSL Precise319.2°, 12.821%, 38.235%
  • HSV319°, 23%, 43%
  • HSB319°, 23%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.333, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.333, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.333, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6E5566
  • DECIMAL ID7230822
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01