What color is #6B6F1B?

#6B6F1B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6F1B?

The RGB value is 107, 111, 27: 107 red, 111 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6F1B?

The complementary color is #1F1B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6F1B color

#6B6F1B rgb(107, 111, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B6F1B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.5% green and 10.6% blue (107, 111, 27).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 61% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#6B6F1B color codes

HEX	`#6B6F1B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 111, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 61%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 76%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 76%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.05, -12.67, 43.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.05, 45.21, 106.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.946, 14.574, 3.22)`
Decimal	`7040795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6F1B, 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 #6B6F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #6B6F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6f1b; }
.text { color: #6b6f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 111 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6f1b, #416f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B6F1B?: #6B6F1B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6F1B?: The RGB value is 107, 111, 27: 107 red, 111 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6F1B?: The complementary color is #1F1B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.