#6D514F

Accessibility

AAA

7.14:1

Vs white / black

7.14:1 · 2.94:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6d514f

RGB

rgb(109, 81, 79)

RGBA

rgba(109, 81, 79, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 16%, 37%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 16%, 37%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 28%, 43%)

LAB

lab(37.3% 11.39 5.73)

LCH

lch(37.3% 12.75 26.71)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4638 0.0349 0.015)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4638 0.038 23.26)

XYZ

xyz(10.66, 9.70, 8.71)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 57%)

CSS

color: #6d514f;

CSS variable

--color-6d514f: #6d514f;

SCSS

$color-6d514f: #6d514f;

JavaScript

const color = "#6d514f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6d514f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6d514f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6d514f", "rgb": { "r": 109, "g": 81, "b": 79 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4638 0.038 23.26)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#6d514f-1: #6d514f;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-600

Very different · ΔE 11.93 · #57534E

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 14.28 · #696969

Nearest Material color

brown-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.82 · #6D4C41

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 21.09 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0ee 100f9e2e0 200e7cdcb 300d3b6b3 400b89996 5009c7e7b 600836967 700695352 800513f3d 900392b2a 950231716

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f1f0 e7e2e2 dbd4d3 cec5c4 c2b7b6 b6a8a7 aa9a98 9e8b8a 927d7b 856e6c 79605e 6d514f 644a48 5b4442 523d3b 493635 402f2e 372928 2d2221 241b1a 1b1414 120d0d 090707

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f1f0 e7e2e2 dbd4d3 cec5c4 c2b7b6 b6a8a7 aa9a98 9e8b8a 927d7b 856e6c 79605e

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

644a48 5b4442 523d3b 493635 402f2e 372928 2d2221 241b1a 1b1414 120d0d 090707

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

6f5553 705957 725d5b 73615f 756563 776968 786c6c 7a7070 7b7474 7d7878 7e7c7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6D514FStop 1 #4F6B6DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6D4F5CStop 1 #6D514FStop 2 #6D604FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6D514FStop 1 #4F6D51Stop 2 #514F6DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6D514FStop 1 #4F6D60Stop 2 #4F5C6DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3B2C2BStop 1 #684D4BStop 2 #946E6BStop 3 #B49997Stop 4 #D4C5C4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #6d514f works

#6D514F (#6d514f) sits in the red family at about 4° hue, 16% saturation, and 37% lightness. Contrast is 7.14:1 on white and 2.94:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #6d514f is 2.94:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Brown 600#6D4C41 Material Brown 500#795548 Material Brown 700#5D4037 Material You Tertiary#7D5260 Spectrum #694130#694130 Material Brown 800#4E342E Spectrum #6D3A2C#6D3A2C Web Safe #663333#663333 Spectrum #7F3C39#7F3C39 Spectrum #87533B#87533B Material Brown 400#8D6E63 Tailwind stone 600#57534E