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#6e474d color: Formal Maroon

#6e474d is rgb(110, 71, 77) in RGB and oklch(44.399% 0.05413 9.421) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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351°
100%

44.4%
0.054
9°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Warm
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • taupe-600
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #6e474d

#6e474d is a muted dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 44.4% lightness, 0.054 chroma and a hue of 9°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.86:1 contrast and black text 2.67:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #6e474d mixed with white

  1. 6e474d
  2. 7c585d
  3. 8a696d
  4. 997a7e
  5. a78c90
  6. b59fa1
  7. c4b1b3
  8. d3c4c6
  9. e1d8d9
  10. f0ebec

Darker: #6e474d mixed with black

  1. 6e474d
  2. 5f3d42
  3. 503237
  4. 41282c
  5. 331f22
  6. 261618
  7. 190d0f
  8. 0e0607
  9. 040202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #6e474d with less saturation

  1. 6e474d
  2. 6c484e
  3. 694a4e
  4. 674b4f
  5. 644c50
  6. 624e50
  7. 5f4f51
  8. 5c5052
  9. 595152
  10. 565253

Questions about #6e474d

What color is #6e474d?

#6e474d is muted dark rose. The closest named color is Formal Maroon. In RGB it is rgb(110, 71, 77), in HSL hsl(350.77, 21.55%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.399% 0.05413 9.421).

What colors go well with #6e474d?

The complementary color of #6e474d is #2c5d5a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #68485d and #6e493d. The triadic partners are #4a5a39 and #3c5671.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e474d?

White text reads better on #6e474d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and black gives 2.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e474d a warm or cool color?

#6e474d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 9 degrees, its lightness 44.4% and its chroma 0.054.