What color is #6B7231?

#6B7231 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7231?

The RGB value is 107, 114, 49: 107 red, 114 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7231?

The complementary color is #383172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7231 color

#6B7231 rgb(107, 114, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B7231 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.7% green and 19.2% blue (107, 114, 49).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 40% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#6B7231 color codes

HEX	`#6B7231`
RGB	`rgb(107, 114, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 40%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 57%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 57%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.15, -12.72, 34.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.15, 36.83, 110.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.635, 15.382, 5.209)`
Decimal	`7041585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7231, 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 #6B7231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #6B7231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7231; }
.text { color: #6b7231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 114 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7231, #4b7231); }

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Questions

What color is #6B7231?: #6B7231 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7231?: The RGB value is 107, 114, 49: 107 red, 114 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7231?: The complementary color is #383172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.