What color is #6D6434?

#6D6434 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6434?

The RGB value is 109, 100, 52: 109 red, 100 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6434?

The complementary color is #343D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6434 color

#6D6434 rgb(109, 100, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6D6434 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 39.2% green and 20.4% blue (109, 100, 52).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 52% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#6D6434 color codes

HEX	`#6D6434`
RGB	`rgb(109, 100, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 39.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 52%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 52%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.18, -3.57, 28.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.18, 28.54, 97.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.484, 12.614, 5.078)`
Decimal	`7169076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6434, 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 #6D6434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #6D6434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6434; }
.text { color: #6d6434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 100 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6434, #5a6d34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6D6434?: #6D6434 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6434?: The RGB value is 109, 100, 52: 109 red, 100 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6434?: The complementary color is #343D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.