What color is #6E6A44?

#6E6A44 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beat Around the Bush?

The RGB value is 110, 106, 68: 110 red, 106 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beat Around the Bush?

The complementary color is #44486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beat Around the Bush color: hex code #6E6A44

#6E6A44 rgb(110, 106, 68)

Shades of yellow

Beat Around the Bush has the hex code #6E6A44. It is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.6% green and 26.7% blue (110, 106, 68).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 38% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44) color codes

HEX	`#6E6A44`
RGB	`rgb(110, 106, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 38%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -4.74, 21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 22.43, 102.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.628, 14.041, 7.513)`
Decimal	`7236164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beat Around the Bush, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E6A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E6A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6a44; }
.text { color: #6e6a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 106 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6a44, #5d6e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

See #6E6A44 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6E6A44?: #6E6A44 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beat Around the Bush?: The RGB value is 110, 106, 68: 110 red, 106 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beat Around the Bush?: The complementary color is #44486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.