What color is #6B692C?

#6B692C 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 #6B692C?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 44: 107 red, 105 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B692C?

The complementary color is #2C2E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B692C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B692C color

#6B692C rgb(107, 105, 44)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B692C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 17.3% blue (107, 105, 44).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 42% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 59% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#6B692C color codes

HEX	`#6B692C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 42%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 59%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 59%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, -8.13, 33.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 34.9, 103.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.57, 13.411, 4.362)`
Decimal	`7039276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B692C, 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 #6B692C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B692C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #6B692C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b692c; }
.text { color: #6b692c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b692c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b692c, #4e6b2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B692C?: #6B692C 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 #6B692C?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 44: 107 red, 105 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B692C?: The complementary color is #2C2E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B692C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.