#6a5353 Color Information

#6a5353 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6a5353. In RGB, it consists of 41.6% Red, 32.5% Green, and 32.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 21.7% Magenta, 21.7% Yellow, and 58.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.0°, with saturation of 12.2% and lightness of 37.1%. The decimal value for #6a5353 is 6968147, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6a5353 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#6a5353 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color106, 83, 83 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color41.6%, 32.5%, 32.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.584, 0.675, 0.675 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.217, 0.217, 0.584 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.0°, 12.2%, 37.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.0°, 21.7%, 41.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color10.598, 9.875, 9.531 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color106, 83, 83 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6968147 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color37.618, 9.550, 3.642 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)37.618, 10.221, 20.873 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color37.618, 13.926, 2.998 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color31.425, 5.208, 4.015 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.353, 0.329, 9.875 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285158227 / 0xff6a5353 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #6a5353

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6a5353, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.2%, and its lightness is 37.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6a5353, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0a0a to #5d4949.

Tints of #6a5353

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6a5353, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.2%, and its lightness is 37.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6a5353, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7d6969 to #eceaea.

Tones of #6a5353

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6a5353, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 12.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6a5353, which range from #5f5f5f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bd0000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #6a5353

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6a5353! For #6a5353, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #6a5353. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #6a5353

This color, #6a5353, consists of 41.6% Red, 32.5% Green, and 32.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 106, Green = 83, Blue = 83. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6a5353 is 0% Cyan, 21.7% Magenta, 21.7% Yellow, and 58.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R41.6%
C0.0%
G32.5%
M21.7%
B32.5%
Y21.7%
K58.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 106 83 83
Octal 152 123 123
Hexa #6a #53 #53
Binary 01101010 01010011 01010011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 21 21 58
Octal 0 25 25 72
Hexa #00 #15 #15 #3a
Binary 00000000 00010101 00010101 00111010

Analogous Colors of #6a5353

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6a5353 — which has hue 0.0° — its analogous colors are located at 0.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a5353.

Triadic Colors of #6a5353

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6a5353 — which has hue 0.0° — its triadic colors are located at 0.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a5353.

Complementary Color of #6a5353

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6a5353 — which has hue 0.0° — its complementary color is located at 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a5353.

Split Complementary Colors of #6a5353

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6a5353 — which has hue 0.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a5353.

Tetradic Colors of #6a5353

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6a5353 — which has hue 0.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.0°, 0.0°, 90.0°, and 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a5353.

Monochromatic Colors of #6a5353

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6a5353, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #322c2c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a27979 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6a5353

We want to make getting started with #6a5353 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6a5353 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6a5353 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6a5353 with other HTML elements.

#6a5353 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #6a5353.
<span style="color: #6a5353;">The color of this text is #6a5353.</span>

#6a5353 Background Color

The background color for this text is #6a5353.
<div style="background-color: #6a5353; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6a5353.</div>

#6a5353 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #6a5353.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6a5353;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6a5353.</span>

#6a5353 Border Color

This is a div with border color #6a5353.
<div style="border: #6a5353 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6a5353.</div>

#6a5353 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #6a5353 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6a5353; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6a5353 on a white background.</div></div>

#6a5353 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #6a5353 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6a5353; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6a5353 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #6a5353 to White

This is a gradient from #6a5353 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6a5353,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6a5353,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6a5353,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6a5353,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6a5353 to white.</div>

Gradient from #6a5353 to Black

This is a gradient from #6a5353 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6a5353,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6a5353,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6a5353,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6a5353,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6a5353 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #6a5353

In addition to using #6a5353 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6a5353 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6a5353, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 106, Green = 83, Blue = 83). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6a5353 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #6a5353
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(106, 83, 83)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #6a5353; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #6a5353; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #6a5353; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(106, 83, 83);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#6a5353")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:106, green:83, blue:83, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:106 green:83 blue:83 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(106f, 83f, 83f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(106, 83, 83);
 

#6a5353 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #6a5353 the same way. For those with color blindness, #6a5353 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6a5353 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6a5353 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6a5353 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6a5353 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #6a5353 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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