What color is #6B6341?

#6B6341 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6341?

The RGB value is 107, 99, 65: 107 red, 99 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6341?

The complementary color is #41496B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6341 color

#6B6341 rgb(107, 99, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B6341 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38.8% green and 25.5% blue (107, 99, 65).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#6B6341 color codes

HEX	`#6B6341`
RGB	`rgb(107, 99, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, -2.39, 20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 20.63, 96.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.48, 12.431, 6.795)`
Decimal	`7037761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6341, 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 #6B6341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #6B6341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6341; }
.text { color: #6b6341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 99 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6341, #5e6b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6B6341?: #6B6341 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6341?: The RGB value is 107, 99, 65: 107 red, 99 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6341?: The complementary color is #41496B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.