What color is #6A623C?

#6A623C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A623C?

The RGB value is 106, 98, 60: 106 red, 98 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A623C?

The complementary color is #3C446A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A623C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A623C color

#6A623C rgb(106, 98, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A623C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38.4% green and 23.5% blue (106, 98, 60).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 28% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#6A623C color codes

HEX	`#6A623C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 98, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 28%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, -2.88, 22.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 22.95, 97.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.127, 12.126, 6.029)`
Decimal	`6971964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A623C, 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 #6A623C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A623C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #6A623C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a623c; }
.text { color: #6a623c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a623c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 98 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a623c, #5b6a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A623C?: #6A623C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A623C?: The RGB value is 106, 98, 60: 106 red, 98 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A623C?: The complementary color is #3C446A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A623C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.