What color is #6A6544?

#6A6544 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6544?

The RGB value is 106, 101, 68: 106 red, 101 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6544?

The complementary color is #44496A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6544 color

#6A6544 rgb(106, 101, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A6544 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.6% green and 26.7% blue (106, 101, 68).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 36% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#6A6544 color codes

HEX	`#6A6544`
RGB	`rgb(106, 101, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, -3.61, 19.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 19.76, 100.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.641, 12.789, 7.323)`
Decimal	`6972740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6544, 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 #6A6544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #6A6544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6544; }
.text { color: #6a6544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 101 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6544, #5c6a44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A6544?: #6A6544 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6544?: The RGB value is 106, 101, 68: 106 red, 101 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6544?: The complementary color is #44496A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.