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#6D554E

#6d554e ≈ Liver

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#6d554e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 33.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.02% magenta, 28.44% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 13.55°, with 16.58% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Liver (#674c47), ΔE 3.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.103

Complementary

  1. #6d554e
  2. #4e666d

Split complementary

  1. #6d554e
  2. #4e6d65
  3. #4e576d

Analogous

  1. #6d4e57
  2. #6d554e
  3. #6d654e

Triadic

  1. #6d554e
  2. #4e6d55
  3. #554e6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d554e
  2. #666d4e
  3. #4e666d
  4. #554e6d

Square

  1. #6d554e
  2. #576d4e
  3. #4e666d
  4. #654e6d

Monochromatic

  1. #140f0e
  2. #40322e
  3. #6d554e
  4. #98796f
  5. #b8a29c

Shades

#6d554e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d554e
  2. #624d46
  3. #57443e
  4. #4c3c37
  5. #41332f
  6. #372b27
  7. #2c221f
  8. #211a17
  9. #161110
  10. #0b0908
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d554e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d554e
  2. #7c6660
  3. #8a7771
  4. #998883
  5. #a79995
  6. #b6aaa7
  7. #c5bbb8
  8. #d3ccca
  9. #e2dddc
  10. #f0eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d554e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d554e
  2. #6f5953
  3. #715e58
  4. #73625d
  5. #756662
  6. #776b67
  7. #786f6c
  8. #7a7371
  9. #7c7776
  10. #7e7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625856 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a584d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #605c4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #735253 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #62574e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65594e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #715351 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d554e {
  color: #6d554e;
}
Background
.bg-6d554e {
  background-color: #6d554e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d554e {
  border: 2px solid #6d554e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d554e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 85 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 17% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d554e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d554e, #6d654e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d554e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 85 78 / 0.35);
}

#674c47 Liver ΔE 3.39 #645452 Wenge ΔE 3.96 #635147 Umber ΔE 4.02 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 7.55 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.71 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.42 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.55 #92aab1 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Liver
#6d554e  rgb(109, 85, 78)  hsl(14, 17%, 37%)  Liver
#4e666d  rgb(78, 102, 109)  hsl(194, 17%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#4e6d55  rgb(78, 109, 85)  hsl(134, 17%, 37%)  Hunter Green
#554e6d  rgb(85, 78, 109)  hsl(254, 17%, 37%)  Eggplant