What color is #6C6F3C?

#6C6F3C 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 #6C6F3C?

The RGB value is 108, 111, 60: 108 red, 111 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6F3C?

The complementary color is #3F3C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6F3C color

#6C6F3C rgb(108, 111, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C6F3C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.5% green and 23.5% blue (108, 111, 60).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 30% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6C6F3C color codes

HEX	`#6C6F3C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 111, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 30%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 46%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 46%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, -9.46, 27.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 29.47, 108.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.685, 14.883, 6.479)`
Decimal	`7106364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6F3C, 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 #6C6F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #6C6F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6f3c; }
.text { color: #6c6f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 111 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6f3c, #536f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6C6F3C?: #6C6F3C 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 #6C6F3C?: The RGB value is 108, 111, 60: 108 red, 111 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6F3C?: The complementary color is #3F3C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.