What color is #6A694B?

#6A694B 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 #6A694B?

The RGB value is 106, 105, 75: 106 red, 105 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A694B?

The complementary color is #4B4C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A694B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A694B color

#6A694B rgb(106, 105, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A694B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 41.2% green and 29.4% blue (106, 105, 75).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 29% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6A694B color codes

HEX	`#6A694B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 105, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 41.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 29%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, -4.93, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 17.77, 106.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.265, 13.676, 8.649)`
Decimal	`6973771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A694B, 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 #6A694B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A694B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #6A694B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a694b; }
.text { color: #6a694b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a694b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 105 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a694b, #5c6a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A694B?: #6A694B 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 #6A694B?: The RGB value is 106, 105, 75: 106 red, 105 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A694B?: The complementary color is #4B4C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A694B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.