What color is #6B6F43?

#6B6F43 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6F43?

The RGB value is 107, 111, 67: 107 red, 111 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6F43?

The complementary color is #47436F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6F43 color

#6B6F43 rgb(107, 111, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B6F43 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.5% green and 26.3% blue (107, 111, 67).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6B6F43 color codes

HEX	`#6B6F43`
RGB	`rgb(107, 111, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 40%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.5, -9.05, 24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.5, 25.65, 110.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.761, 14.9, 7.513)`
Decimal	`7040835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6F43, 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 #6B6F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #6B6F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6f43; }
.text { color: #6b6f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 111 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6f43, #556f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B6F43?: #6B6F43 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6F43?: The RGB value is 107, 111, 67: 107 red, 111 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6F43?: The complementary color is #47436F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.