What color is #6C6120?

#6C6120 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6120?

The RGB value is 108, 97, 32: 108 red, 97 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6120?

The complementary color is #202B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6120 color

#6C6120 rgb(108, 97, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C6120 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 38% green and 12.5% blue (108, 97, 32).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 54% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 70% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#6C6120 color codes

HEX	`#6C6120`
RGB	`rgb(108, 97, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 38%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 54%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 70%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 70%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, -3.96, 37.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 37.44, 96.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.72, 11.842, 3.087)`
Decimal	`7102752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6120, 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 #6C6120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #6C6120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6120; }
.text { color: #6c6120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 97 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6120, #516c20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6C6120?: #6C6120 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6120?: The RGB value is 108, 97, 32: 108 red, 97 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6120?: The complementary color is #202B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.