What color is #6A6442?

#6A6442 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6442?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 66: 106 red, 100 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6442?

The complementary color is #42486A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6442 color

#6A6442 rgb(106, 100, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A6442 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 25.9% blue (106, 100, 66).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#6A6442 color codes

HEX	`#6A6442`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.11, -3.29, 20.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.11, 20.43, 99.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.485, 12.572, 6.975)`
Decimal	`6972482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6442, 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 #6A6442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #6A6442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6442; }
.text { color: #6a6442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6442, #5c6a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A6442?: #6A6442 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6442?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 66: 106 red, 100 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6442?: The complementary color is #42486A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.