What color is #6B6738?

#6B6738 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 #6B6738?

The RGB value is 107, 103, 56: 107 red, 103 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6738?

The complementary color is #383C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6738?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6738 color

#6B6738 rgb(107, 103, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B6738 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 40.4% green and 22% blue (107, 103, 56).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 31% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 48% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#6B6738 color codes

HEX	`#6B6738`
RGB	`rgb(107, 103, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 31%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 48%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 48%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, -5.8, 26.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 27.59, 102.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.628, 13.112, 5.659)`
Decimal	`7038776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6738, 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 #6B6738	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6738 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #6B6738 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6738; }
.text { color: #6b6738; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6738; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 103 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6738, #556b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B6738?: #6B6738 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 #6B6738?: The RGB value is 107, 103, 56: 107 red, 103 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6738?: The complementary color is #383C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6738?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.