What color is #6C6F51?

#6C6F51 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6F51?

The RGB value is 108, 111, 81: 108 red, 111 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6F51?

The complementary color is #54516F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6F51 color

#6C6F51 rgb(108, 111, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C6F51 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.5% green and 31.8% blue (108, 111, 81).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#6C6F51 color codes

HEX	`#6C6F51`
RGB	`rgb(108, 111, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, -6.62, 16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 17.66, 112.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.354, 15.151, 10.004)`
Decimal	`7106385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6F51, 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 #6C6F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #6C6F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6f51; }
.text { color: #6c6f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 111 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6f51, #5d6f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6F51?: #6C6F51 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6F51?: The RGB value is 108, 111, 81: 108 red, 111 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6F51?: The complementary color is #54516F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.