What color is #6B7521?

#6B7521 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7521?

The RGB value is 107, 117, 33: 107 red, 117 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7521?

The complementary color is #2B2175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7521?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7521 color

#6B7521 rgb(107, 117, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B7521 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 45.9% green and 12.9% blue (107, 117, 33).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 56% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6B7521 color codes

HEX	`#6B7521`
RGB	`rgb(107, 117, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 45.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 56%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 72%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 72%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, -15.59, 42.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 45.59, 110)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.7, 15.958, 3.85)`
Decimal	`7042337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7521, 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 #6B7521	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7521 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #6B7521 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7521; }
.text { color: #6b7521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7521; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 117 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7521, #417521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B7521?: #6B7521 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7521?: The RGB value is 107, 117, 33: 107 red, 117 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7521?: The complementary color is #2B2175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7521?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.