What color is #6A6B2F?

#6A6B2F 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 #6A6B2F?

The RGB value is 106, 107, 47: 106 red, 107 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6B2F?

The complementary color is #302F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6B2F color

#6A6B2F rgb(106, 107, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A6B2F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42% green and 18.4% blue (106, 107, 47).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#6A6B2F color codes

HEX	`#6A6B2F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 107, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 56%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.92, -9.46, 33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.92, 34.33, 106)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.715, 13.785, 4.732)`
Decimal	`6974255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6B2F, 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 #6A6B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #6A6B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6b2f; }
.text { color: #6a6b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 107 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6b2f, #4c6b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6A6B2F?: #6A6B2F 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 #6A6B2F?: The RGB value is 106, 107, 47: 106 red, 107 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6B2F?: The complementary color is #302F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.