What color is #6B6E57?

#6B6E57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6E57?

The RGB value is 107, 110, 87: 107 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6E57?

The complementary color is #5A576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6E57 color

#6B6E57 rgb(107, 110, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B6E57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.1% green and 34.1% blue (107, 110, 87).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#6B6E57 color codes

HEX	`#6B6E57`
RGB	`rgb(107, 110, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, -5.49, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 13.63, 113.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.359, 14.966, 11.2)`
Decimal	`7040599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6E57, 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 #6B6E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #6B6E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6e57; }
.text { color: #6b6e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 110 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6e57, #606e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6E57?: #6B6E57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6E57?: The RGB value is 107, 110, 87: 107 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6E57?: The complementary color is #5A576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.