What color is #6B580F?

#6B580F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B580F?

The RGB value is 107, 88, 15: 107 red, 88 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B580F?

The complementary color is #0F226B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B580F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B580F color

#6B580F rgb(107, 88, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B580F is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.5% green and 5.9% blue (107, 88, 15).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 75% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 86% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#6B580F color codes

HEX	`#6B580F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 88, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 75%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 86%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 86%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, 0.01, 41.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 41.38, 89.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.64, 10.14, 1.901)`
Decimal	`7034895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B580F, 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 #6B580F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B580F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #6B580F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b580f; }
.text { color: #6b580f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b580f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 88 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b580f, #506b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6B580F?: #6B580F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B580F?: The RGB value is 107, 88, 15: 107 red, 88 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B580F?: The complementary color is #0F226B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B580F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.