What color is #6A644E?

#6A644E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A644E?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 78: 106 red, 100 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A644E?

The complementary color is #4E546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A644E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A644E color

#6A644E rgb(106, 100, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A644E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 30.6% blue (106, 100, 78).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6A644E color codes

HEX	`#6A644E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, -1.55, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 13.45, 96.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.876, 12.729, 9.038)`
Decimal	`6972494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A644E, 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 #6A644E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A644E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #6A644E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a644e; }
.text { color: #6a644e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a644e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a644e, #626a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A644E?: #6A644E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A644E?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 78: 106 red, 100 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A644E?: The complementary color is #4E546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A644E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.