What color is #6C6945?

#6C6945 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6945?

The RGB value is 108, 105, 69: 108 red, 105 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6945?

The complementary color is #45486C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6945 color

#6C6945 rgb(108, 105, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C6945 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 41.2% green and 27.1% blue (108, 105, 69).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 36% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#6C6945 color codes

HEX	`#6C6945`
RGB	`rgb(108, 105, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 41.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 36%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, -4.91, 20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 21.28, 103.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.31, 13.721, 7.629)`
Decimal	`7104837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6945, 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 #6C6945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #6C6945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6945; }
.text { color: #6c6945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 105 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6945, #5c6c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6C6945?: #6C6945 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6945?: The RGB value is 108, 105, 69: 108 red, 105 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6945?: The complementary color is #45486C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.