What color is #6A642C?

#6A642C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A642C?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 44: 106 red, 100 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A642C?

The complementary color is #2C326A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A642C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A642C color

#6A642C rgb(106, 100, 44)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A642C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 17.3% blue (106, 100, 44).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 41% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 58% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#6A642C color codes

HEX	`#6A642C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 41%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 58%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 58%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.78, -5.73, 32.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.78, 32.61, 100.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.956, 12.361, 4.191)`
Decimal	`6972460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A642C, 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 #6A642C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A642C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #6A642C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a642c; }
.text { color: #6a642c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a642c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a642c, #516a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A642C?: #6A642C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A642C?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 44: 106 red, 100 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A642C?: The complementary color is #2C326A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A642C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.