What color is #6C7129?

#6C7129 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7129?

The RGB value is 108, 113, 41: 108 red, 113 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7129?

The complementary color is #2E2971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7129?

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.

#6C7129 color

#6C7129 rgb(108, 113, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C7129 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 44.3% green and 16.1% blue (108, 113, 41).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 47% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C7129 color codes

HEX	`#6C7129`
RGB	`rgb(108, 113, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 44.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 47%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 64%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 64%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, -12.4, 38.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 40.15, 107.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.49, 15.159, 4.365)`
Decimal	`7106857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7129, 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 #6C7129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7129 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 #6C7129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7129; }
.text { color: #6c7129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 113 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7129, #487129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6C7129?: #6C7129 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7129?: The RGB value is 108, 113, 41: 108 red, 113 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7129?: The complementary color is #2E2971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7129?: 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.