What color is #6B654D?

#6B654D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B654D?

The RGB value is 107, 101, 77: 107 red, 101 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B654D?

The complementary color is #4D536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B654D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B654D color

#6B654D rgb(107, 101, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6B654D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 39.6% green and 30.2% blue (107, 101, 77).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6B654D color codes

HEX	`#6B654D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 101, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 39.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, -1.86, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 14.6, 97.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.057, 12.969, 8.888)`
Decimal	`7038285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B654D, 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 #6B654D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B654D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #6B654D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b654d; }
.text { color: #6b654d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b654d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 101 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b654d, #626b4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6B654D?: #6B654D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B654D?: The RGB value is 107, 101, 77: 107 red, 101 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B654D?: The complementary color is #4D536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B654D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.