What color is #6B6B4C?

#6B6B4C 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 #6B6B4C?

The RGB value is 107, 107, 76: 107 red, 107 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6B4C?

The complementary color is #4C4C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6B4C color

#6B6B4C rgb(107, 107, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B6B4C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 42% green and 29.8% blue (107, 107, 76).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#6B6B4C color codes

HEX	`#6B6B4C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 107, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 42%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.47, -5.51, 17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.47, 18.29, 107.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.626, 14.163, 8.905)`
Decimal	`7039820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6B4C, 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 #6B6B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #6B6B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6b4c; }
.text { color: #6b6b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 107 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6b4c, #5c6b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6B4C?: #6B6B4C 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 #6B6B4C?: The RGB value is 107, 107, 76: 107 red, 107 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6B4C?: The complementary color is #4C4C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.