What color is #6A6D44?

#6A6D44 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6D44?

The RGB value is 106, 109, 68: 106 red, 109 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6D44?

The complementary color is #47446D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6D44 color

#6A6D44 rgb(106, 109, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A6D44 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42.7% green and 26.7% blue (106, 109, 68).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#6A6D44 color codes

HEX	`#6A6D44`
RGB	`rgb(106, 109, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 38%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.83, -8.22, 22.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.83, 24, 110.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.456, 14.419, 7.595)`
Decimal	`6974788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6D44, 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 #6A6D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #6A6D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6d44; }
.text { color: #6a6d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 109 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6d44, #566d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6A6D44?: #6A6D44 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6D44?: The RGB value is 106, 109, 68: 106 red, 109 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6D44?: The complementary color is #47446D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.