What color is #6A654E?

#6A654E 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 #6A654E?

The RGB value is 106, 101, 78: 106 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A654E?

The complementary color is #4E536A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A654E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A654E color

#6A654E rgb(106, 101, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6A654E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.6% green and 30.6% blue (106, 101, 78).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#6A654E color codes

HEX	`#6A654E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 101, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.65, -2.14, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.65, 13.93, 98.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.973, 12.922, 9.07)`
Decimal	`6972750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A654E, 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 #6A654E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A654E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6A654E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a654e; }
.text { color: #6a654e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a654e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 101 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a654e, #616a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A654E?: #6A654E 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 #6A654E?: The RGB value is 106, 101, 78: 106 red, 101 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A654E?: The complementary color is #4E536A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A654E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.