What color is #6A6F34?

#6A6F34 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6F34?

The RGB value is 106, 111, 52: 106 red, 111 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6F34?

The complementary color is #39346F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6F34 color

#6A6F34 rgb(106, 111, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A6F34 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.5% green and 20.4% blue (106, 111, 52).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#6A6F34 color codes

HEX	`#6A6F34`
RGB	`rgb(106, 111, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 53%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 53%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.19, -11.22, 31.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.19, 33.78, 109.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.248, 14.681, 5.437)`
Decimal	`6975284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6F34, 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 #6A6F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #6A6F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6f34; }
.text { color: #6a6f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 111 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6f34, #4d6f34); }

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Questions

What color is #6A6F34?: #6A6F34 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6F34?: The RGB value is 106, 111, 52: 106 red, 111 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6F34?: The complementary color is #39346F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.