What color is #6B6936?

#6B6936 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 #6B6936?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 54: 107 red, 105 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6936?

The complementary color is #36386B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6936 color

#6B6936 rgb(107, 105, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B6936 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 21.2% blue (107, 105, 54).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 33% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 50% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6B6936 color codes

HEX	`#6B6936`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 33%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 50%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.5, -7.17, 28.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.5, 29.65, 103.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.781, 13.496, 5.474)`
Decimal	`7039286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6936, 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 #6B6936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #6B6936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6936; }
.text { color: #6b6936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6936, #526b36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B6936?: #6B6936 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 #6B6936?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 54: 107 red, 105 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6936?: The complementary color is #36386B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.