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#6f474d color: Formal Maroon

#6f474d is rgb(111, 71, 77) in RGB and oklch(44.527% 0.05548 9.744) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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351°
100%

44.5%
0.055
10°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Warm
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • taupe-600
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.68:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #6f474d

#6f474d is a muted dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.055 chroma and a hue of 10°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.82:1 contrast and black text 2.68:1, 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: #6f474d mixed with white

  1. 6f474d
  2. 7d585d
  3. 8b696d
  4. 997a7e
  5. a88c90
  6. b69fa1
  7. c4b1b3
  8. d3c4c6
  9. e2d8d9
  10. f0ebec

Darker: #6f474d mixed with black

  1. 6f474d
  2. 603d42
  3. 513237
  4. 42282c
  5. 341f22
  6. 271618
  7. 1a0d0f
  8. 0e0607
  9. 040202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #6f474d with less saturation

  1. 6f474d
  2. 6d484e
  3. 6a4a4e
  4. 684b4f
  5. 654d50
  6. 624e50
  7. 604f51
  8. 5d5052
  9. 5a5252
  10. 575353

Questions about #6f474d

What color is #6f474d?

#6f474d is muted dark rose. The closest named color is Formal Maroon. In RGB it is rgb(111, 71, 77), in HSL hsl(351, 21.98%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.527% 0.05548 9.744).

What colors go well with #6f474d?

The complementary color of #6f474d is #2a5e5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69485e and #6f493d. The triadic partners are #4a5a39 and #3c5672.

Is white or black text more readable on #6f474d?

White text reads better on #6f474d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and black gives 2.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6f474d a warm or cool color?

#6f474d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 10 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.055.