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#6d474e color: Formal Maroon

#6d474e is rgb(109, 71, 78) in RGB and oklch(44.303% 0.05299 7.377) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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349°
100%

44.3%
0.053
7°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Warm
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #6d474e

#6d474e is a muted dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 44.3% lightness, 0.053 chroma and a hue of 7°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.89:1 contrast and black text 2.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Formal Maroon (#70474b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #6d474e mixed with white

  1. 6d474e
  2. 7b585e
  3. 89696e
  4. 987a7f
  5. a68c90
  6. b59fa2
  7. c3b1b4
  8. d2c4c6
  9. e1d7d9
  10. f0ebec

Darker: #6d474e mixed with black

  1. 6d474e
  2. 5e3d43
  3. 4f3238
  4. 41282d
  5. 331f23
  6. 261619
  7. 190d0f
  8. 0d0607
  9. 040202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #6d474e with less saturation

  1. 6d474e
  2. 6b484f
  3. 684a4f
  4. 664b50
  5. 634c50
  6. 614d51
  7. 5e4f51
  8. 5c5052
  9. 595152
  10. 565253

Questions about #6d474e

What color is #6d474e?

#6d474e is muted dark rose. The closest named color is Formal Maroon. In RGB it is rgb(109, 71, 78), in HSL hsl(348.95, 21.11%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.303% 0.05299 7.377).

What colors go well with #6d474e?

The complementary color of #6d474e is #2d5d58. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67485e and #6d493e. The triadic partners are #4b5939 and #3b566f.

Is white or black text more readable on #6d474e?

White text reads better on #6d474e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and black gives 2.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6d474e a warm or cool color?

#6d474e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 7 degrees, its lightness 44.3% and its chroma 0.053.