What color is #6B694E?

#6B694E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B694E?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 78: 107 red, 105 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B694E?

The complementary color is #4E506B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B694E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B694E color

#6B694E rgb(107, 105, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B694E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 30.6% blue (107, 105, 78).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#6B694E color codes

HEX	`#6B694E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, -4.05, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 16.03, 104.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.49, 13.779, 9.208)`
Decimal	`7039310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B694E, 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 #6B694E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B694E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #6B694E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b694e; }
.text { color: #6b694e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b694e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b694e, #5f6b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6B694E?: #6B694E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B694E?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 78: 107 red, 105 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B694E?: The complementary color is #4E506B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B694E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.