What color is #6C6F53?

#6C6F53 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 #6C6F53?

The RGB value is 108, 111, 83: 108 red, 111 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6F53?

The complementary color is #56536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6F53 color

#6C6F53 rgb(108, 111, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C6F53 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.5% green and 32.5% blue (108, 111, 83).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#6C6F53 color codes

HEX	`#6C6F53`
RGB	`rgb(108, 111, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.88, -6.31, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.88, 16.51, 112.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.43, 15.182, 10.405)`
Decimal	`7106387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6F53, 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 #6C6F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #6C6F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6f53; }
.text { color: #6c6f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 111 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6f53, #5e6f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6F53?: #6C6F53 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 #6C6F53?: The RGB value is 108, 111, 83: 108 red, 111 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6F53?: The complementary color is #56536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.