What color is #6A602F?

#6A602F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A602F?

The RGB value is 106, 96, 47: 106 red, 96 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A602F?

The complementary color is #2F396A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A602F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A602F color

#6A602F rgb(106, 96, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A602F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 37.6% green and 18.4% blue (106, 96, 47).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#6A602F color codes

HEX	`#6A602F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 96, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 37.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, -3.12, 29.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 29.31, 96.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.64, 11.636, 4.374)`
Decimal	`6971439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A602F, 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 #6A602F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A602F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #6A602F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a602f; }
.text { color: #6a602f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a602f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 96 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a602f, #576a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A602F?: #6A602F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A602F?: The RGB value is 106, 96, 47: 106 red, 96 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A602F?: The complementary color is #2F396A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A602F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.