Information about #6F4E49 color

#6F4E49 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6F4E49 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(111, 78, 73) (43.5% red, 30.6% green, 28.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 15 / 56 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained earthy red, #6F4E49 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vintage Brown (#734F46). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Crossroads (#734949) and Painite (#6B4947).

In RGB terms — rgb(111, 78, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6F4E49: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6F4E49 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6F4E49 color variations

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

#6F4E49 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 #6F4E49

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

Crossroads color link
Crossroads

#734949

Painite color link
Painite

#6B4947

Spellbound color link
Spellbound

#6D4A4E

Copperhead color link
Copperhead

#755148

Lumberjack color link
Lumberjack

#724B43

Liver color link
Liver

#674C47

Quincy color link
Quincy

#6A5445

Catapult color link
Catapult

#685143

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Rose Ebony color link
Rose Ebony

#674846

Spice color link
Spice

#6C4F3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6F4E49
  • RGB111, 78, 73
  • CMYK0, 13, 15, 56
  • CSSrgb(111, 78, 73)
  • HSL8°, 21%, 36%
  • HSL Precise7.895°, 20.652%, 36.078%
  • HSV8°, 34%, 44%
  • HSB8°, 34%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.435, 0.306, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.435, 0.306, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.435, 0.306, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6F4E49
  • DECIMAL ID7294537
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01