What color is #6C664F?

#6C664F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C664F?

The RGB value is 108, 102, 79: 108 red, 102 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C664F?

The complementary color is #4F556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C664F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C664F color

#6C664F rgb(108, 102, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C664F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40% green and 31% blue (108, 102, 79).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#6C664F color codes

HEX	`#6C664F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 102, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.15, -1.71, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.15, 13.99, 97.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.347, 13.256, 9.304)`
Decimal	`7104079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C664F, 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 #6C664F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C664F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #6C664F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c664f; }
.text { color: #6c664f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c664f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 102 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c664f, #646c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6C664F?: #6C664F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C664F?: The RGB value is 108, 102, 79: 108 red, 102 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C664F?: The complementary color is #4F556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C664F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.