What color is #6B6331?

#6B6331 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6331?

The RGB value is 107, 99, 49: 107 red, 99 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6331?

The complementary color is #31396B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6331 color

#6B6331 rgb(107, 99, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B6331 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38.8% green and 19.2% blue (107, 99, 49).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 37% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 54% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#6B6331 color codes

HEX	`#6B6331`
RGB	`rgb(107, 99, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 37%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 54%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, -4.22, 29.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 29.58, 98.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.08, 12.272, 4.69)`
Decimal	`7037745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6331, 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 #6B6331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #6B6331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6331; }
.text { color: #6b6331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 99 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6331, #566b31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6B6331?: #6B6331 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6331?: The RGB value is 107, 99, 49: 107 red, 99 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6331?: The complementary color is #31396B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.