Matronly Basin within the Working

#6a5d6a RGB(106,93,106)

About this color

Matronly Basin within the Working is rendered by screens as RGB(106, 93, 106) — a medium-dark, achromatic grey hue.

#6a5d6aRGB(106, 93, 106)

HSL 300° · 7% saturation · 39% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep grey is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
Matronly Basin within the Working
HEX
#6a5d6a
RGB
rgb(106,93,106)
RGB%
rgb(41.6%,36.5%,41.6%)
HSL
hsl(300,7%,39%)
HSV
hsv(300,12%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,12,0,58)
LAB
lab(41,8,-5)
LCH
lch(41,9,328)
sRGB
(0.416,0.365,0.416)
HEX8
#6a5d6aff
CSS Name
Decimal
106093106

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
7%
Hue
300°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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