What color is #6A6037?

#6A6037 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 #6A6037?

The RGB value is 106, 96, 55: 106 red, 96 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6037?

The complementary color is #37416A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6037 color

#6A6037 rgb(106, 96, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A6037 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 37.6% green and 21.6% blue (106, 96, 55).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 32% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#6A6037 color codes

HEX	`#6A6037`
RGB	`rgb(106, 96, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 37.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 32%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 48%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.75, -2.29, 24.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.75, 24.9, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.817, 11.706, 5.303)`
Decimal	`6971447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6037, 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 #6A6037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #6A6037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6037; }
.text { color: #6a6037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 96 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6037, #5a6a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A6037?: #6A6037 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 #6A6037?: The RGB value is 106, 96, 55: 106 red, 96 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6037?: The complementary color is #37416A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.