What color is #6A674B?

#6A674B 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 #6A674B?

The RGB value is 106, 103, 75: 106 red, 103 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A674B?

The complementary color is #4B4E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A674B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A674B color

#6A674B rgb(106, 103, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A674B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.4% green and 29.4% blue (106, 103, 75).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#6A674B color codes

HEX	`#6A674B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 103, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.17, -3.77, 16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.17, 16.7, 103.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.064, 13.273, 8.582)`
Decimal	`6973259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A674B, 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 #6A674B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A674B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #6A674B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a674b; }
.text { color: #6a674b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a674b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 103 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a674b, #5e6a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A674B?: #6A674B 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 #6A674B?: The RGB value is 106, 103, 75: 106 red, 103 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A674B?: The complementary color is #4B4E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A674B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.