What color is #6A6131?

#6A6131 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6131?

The RGB value is 106, 97, 49: 106 red, 97 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6131?

The complementary color is #313A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6131?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6131 color

#6A6131 rgb(106, 97, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A6131 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38% green and 19.2% blue (106, 97, 49).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 54% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#6A6131 color codes

HEX	`#6A6131`
RGB	`rgb(106, 97, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 54%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 54%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, -3.51, 28.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 28.64, 97.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.773, 11.836, 4.622)`
Decimal	`6971697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6131, 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 #6A6131	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6131 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #6A6131 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6131; }
.text { color: #6a6131; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6131; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 97 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6131, #576a31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A6131?: #6A6131 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6131?: The RGB value is 106, 97, 49: 106 red, 97 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6131?: The complementary color is #313A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6131?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.