What color is #6A704A?

#6A704A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A704A?

The RGB value is 106, 112, 74: 106 red, 112 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A704A?

The complementary color is #504A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A704A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A704A color

#6A704A rgb(106, 112, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A704A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.9% green and 29% blue (106, 112, 74).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#6A704A color codes

HEX	`#6A704A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 112, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.83, -9.09, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.83, 22.34, 114)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.974, 15.147, 8.717)`
Decimal	`6975562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A704A, 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 #6A704A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A704A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #6A704A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a704a; }
.text { color: #6a704a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a704a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 112 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a704a, #57704a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6A704A?: #6A704A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A704A?: The RGB value is 106, 112, 74: 106 red, 112 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A704A?: The complementary color is #504A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A704A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.