What color is #6B6130?

#6B6130 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6130?

The RGB value is 107, 97, 48: 107 red, 97 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6130?

The complementary color is #303A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6130 color

#6B6130 rgb(107, 97, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B6130 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38% green and 18.8% blue (107, 97, 48).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#6B6130 color codes

HEX	`#6B6130`
RGB	`rgb(107, 97, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.04, -3.15, 29.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.04, 29.27, 96.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.872, 11.889, 4.518)`
Decimal	`7037232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6130, 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 #6B6130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #6B6130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6130; }
.text { color: #6b6130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 97 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6130, #586b30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6B6130?: #6B6130 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6130?: The RGB value is 107, 97, 48: 107 red, 97 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6130?: The complementary color is #303A6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.