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#6B5359

#6b5359 ≈ Wenge

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#6b5359 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 32.55% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.43% magenta, 16.82% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 12.63% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #6b5359
  2. #536b65

Split complementary

  1. #6b5359
  2. #536b59
  3. #53656b

Analogous

  1. #6b5365
  2. #6b5359
  3. #6b5953

Triadic

  1. #6b5359
  2. #596b53
  3. #53596b

Tetradic

  1. #6b5359
  2. #6b6553
  3. #536b65
  4. #53596b

Square

  1. #6b5359
  2. #656b53
  3. #536b65
  4. #59536b

Monochromatic

  1. #151011
  2. #403235
  3. #6b5359
  4. #95767e
  5. #b6a1a6

Shades

#6b5359 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b5359
  2. #604b50
  3. #564247
  4. #4b3a3e
  5. #403235
  6. #362a2d
  7. #2b2124
  8. #20191b
  9. #151112
  10. #0b0809
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b5359 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b5359
  2. #7a646a
  3. #89757a
  4. #97878b
  5. #a6989b
  6. #b5a9ac
  7. #c4babd
  8. #d3cbcd
  9. #e1ddde
  10. #f0eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b5359 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b5359
  2. #6d585d
  3. #6f5c61
  4. #716165
  5. #736569
  6. #766a6d
  7. #786e70
  8. #7a7374
  9. #7c7778
  10. #7e7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #615759 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565759 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b5b59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f5255 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f5559 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #625859 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e5257 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b5359 {
  color: #6b5359;
}
Background
.bg-6b5359 {
  background-color: #6b5359;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b5359 {
  border: 2px solid #6b5359;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b5359;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 83 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 13% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b5359 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b5359, #6b5953);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b5359 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 83 89 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 5.50 #674c47 Liver ΔE 6.08 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 7.73 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.03 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.30 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.41 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.69 #94aca6 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Wenge
#6b5359  rgb(107, 83, 89)  hsl(345, 13%, 37%)  Wenge
#536b65  rgb(83, 107, 101)  hsl(165, 13%, 37%)  Feldgrau
#596b53  rgb(89, 107, 83)  hsl(105, 13%, 37%)  Feldgrau
#53596b  rgb(83, 89, 107)  hsl(225, 13%, 37%)  Davy's Gray