What color is #6C642E?

#6C642E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C642E?

The RGB value is 108, 100, 46: 108 red, 100 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C642E?

The complementary color is #2E366C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C642E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C642E color

#6C642E rgb(108, 100, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C642E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 39.2% green and 18% blue (108, 100, 46).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 40% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 57% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#6C642E color codes

HEX	`#6C642E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 100, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 39.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 40%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42, -4.62, 31.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42, 31.68, 98.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.235, 12.5, 4.405)`
Decimal	`7103534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C642E, 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 #6C642E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C642E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #6C642E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c642e; }
.text { color: #6c642e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c642e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 100 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c642e, #556c2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6C642E?: #6C642E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C642E?: The RGB value is 108, 100, 46: 108 red, 100 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C642E?: The complementary color is #2E366C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C642E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.