What color is #6B723D?

#6B723D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B723D?

The RGB value is 107, 114, 61: 107 red, 114 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B723D?

The complementary color is #443D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B723D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B723D color

#6B723D rgb(107, 114, 61)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B723D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.7% green and 23.9% blue (107, 114, 61).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 30% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#6B723D color codes

HEX	`#6B723D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 114, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 30%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 46%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.31, -11.46, 28.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.31, 30.6, 112)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.923, 15.497, 6.724)`
Decimal	`7041597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B723D, 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 #6B723D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B723D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #6B723D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b723d; }
.text { color: #6b723d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b723d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 114 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b723d, #50723d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B723D?: #6B723D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B723D?: The RGB value is 107, 114, 61: 107 red, 114 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B723D?: The complementary color is #443D72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B723D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.