What color is #6C6850?

#6C6850 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6850?

The RGB value is 108, 104, 80: 108 red, 104 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6850?

The complementary color is #50546C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6850 color

#6C6850 rgb(108, 104, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C6850 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.8% green and 31.4% blue (108, 104, 80).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6C6850 color codes

HEX	`#6C6850`
RGB	`rgb(108, 104, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.75, -2.73, 14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.75, 14.38, 100.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.583, 13.668, 9.563)`
Decimal	`7104592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6850, 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 #6C6850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #6C6850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6850; }
.text { color: #6c6850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 104 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6850, #626c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6C6850?: #6C6850 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6850?: The RGB value is 108, 104, 80: 108 red, 104 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6850?: The complementary color is #50546C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.