What color is #6A683B?

#6A683B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A683B?

The RGB value is 106, 104, 59: 106 red, 104 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A683B?

The complementary color is #3B3D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A683B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A683B color

#6A683B rgb(106, 104, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A683B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.8% green and 23.1% blue (106, 104, 59).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 28% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 44% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#6A683B color codes

HEX	`#6A683B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 104, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 28%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 44%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 44%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.18, -6.49, 25.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.18, 26.39, 104.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.684, 13.281, 6.085)`
Decimal	`6973499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A683B, 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 #6A683B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A683B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #6A683B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a683b; }
.text { color: #6a683b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a683b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 104 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a683b, #556a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6A683B?: #6A683B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A683B?: The RGB value is 106, 104, 59: 106 red, 104 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A683B?: The complementary color is #3B3D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A683B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.