#6b5257

Color #6b5257

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6b5257

RGB

rgb(107, 82, 87)

HSL

hsl(348, 13.2%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 23.4%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 18.7%, 58%)

LAB

lab(37.57, 11.28, 1.09)

LCH

lch(37.57, 11.33, 5.52)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0341, 5.04)

HWB

hwb(348, 32.2%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#526b66

Analogous

#6b5264

#6b5257

#6b5a52

Triadic

#6b5257

#576b52

#52576b

Split-complementary

#6b5257

#526b5a

#52646b

Tetradic

#6b5257

#6b6652

#526b66

#52576b

Square

#6b5257

#646b52

#526b66

#5a526b

Shades

Color #6b5257 mixed toward black.

#594449

#47373a

#36292c

#241b1d

#120e0f

Tints

Color #6b5257 mixed toward white.

#896970

#a2868c

#b9a4a8

#d1c2c5

#e8e1e2

Tones

Color #6b5257 mixed toward gray.

#695458

#67565a

#65585b

#635a5c

#615d5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#616156 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#636456 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#6a5555 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b5257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b5257]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#6b5257 (#6b5257) is rgb(107, 82, 87) in RGB.

No, #6b5257 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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