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#6B4E4E closest to Liver

#6B4E4E is a dark, muted red; the closest named color is Liver. In the RGB color model it is made of 42.0% red, 30.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(107, 78, 78)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 16% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black. #6B4E4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.43:1.

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#6B4E4E color conversion

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Variations of #6B4E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6B4E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6B4E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6B4E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5A574E
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #53524E
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B514E
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5A574E
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F544E
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #714B4E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6E4D4E
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #555555
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5B5353

#6B4E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.43:1 Very good#6B4E4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#6B4E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#6B4E4E in CSS

/* Liver */
.color { color: #6B4E4E; }
.background { background-color: #6B4E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6B4E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(107 78 78);
color: hsl(0 16% 36%);
color: oklch(0.455 0.039 18.7);

#6B4E4E FAQ

What color is #6B4E4E?

#6B4E4E is a dark, muted red. Its closest named color is Liver. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #6B4E4E?

#6B4E4E is rgb(107, 78, 78) in RGB, hsl(0, 16%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 58%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6B4E4E?

The complementary color of #6B4E4E is #4E6B6B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6B4E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #6B4E4E: 7.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6B4E4E a warm or cool color?

#6B4E4E is a warm color.