What color is #6C652B?

#6C652B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C652B?

The RGB value is 108, 101, 43: 108 red, 101 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C652B?

The complementary color is #2B326C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C652B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C652B color

#6C652B rgb(108, 101, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C652B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 39.6% green and 16.9% blue (108, 101, 43).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 60% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#6C652B color codes

HEX	`#6C652B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 101, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 39.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 60%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 60%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.26, -5.46, 33.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.26, 33.66, 99.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.274, 12.67, 4.137)`
Decimal	`7103787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C652B, 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 #6C652B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C652B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #6C652B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c652b; }
.text { color: #6c652b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c652b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 101 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c652b, #526c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6C652B?: #6C652B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C652B?: The RGB value is 108, 101, 43: 108 red, 101 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C652B?: The complementary color is #2B326C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C652B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.