What color is #6C6D56?

#6C6D56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6D56?

The RGB value is 108, 109, 86: 108 red, 109 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6D56?

The complementary color is #57566D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6D56 color

#6C6D56 rgb(108, 109, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C6D56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 42.7% green and 33.7% blue (108, 109, 86).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#6C6D56 color codes

HEX	`#6C6D56`
RGB	`rgb(108, 109, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 42.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, -4.67, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 13.59, 110.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.333, 14.797, 10.956)`
Decimal	`7105878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6D56, 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 #6C6D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #6C6D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6d56; }
.text { color: #6c6d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 109 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6d56, #616d56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6D56?: #6C6D56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6D56?: The RGB value is 108, 109, 86: 108 red, 109 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6D56?: The complementary color is #57566D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.