Palettes / Colors / #6C283F

#6C283F — Muted Pink

#6C283F is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #6C283F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6C283F is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #286C55; it also sits naturally between #6C2861 and #6C3328. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 16% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 42% · Key 58%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6C283F

.text { color: #6C283F; }
.background { background-color: #6C283F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6C283F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 40, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 46%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6C283F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 40, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6C283F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 40, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6C283F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6C283F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #286C55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6C283F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6C283F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6C283F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6C283F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6C283E  ·  #6C2840 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6C283F?

#6C283F is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 108, 40, 63). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6C283F?

#6C283F is RGB 108, 40, 63 — HSL 340°, 46%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 42%, 58%.

What colors go with #6C283F?

Its complement is #286C55; analogous partners are #6C2861 and #6C3328. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6C283F for text?

White text on #6C283F has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.01:1.