What color is #6D6544?

#6D6544 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6544?

The RGB value is 109, 101, 68: 109 red, 101 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6544?

The complementary color is #444C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6544 color

#6D6544 rgb(109, 101, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D6544 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 39.6% green and 26.7% blue (109, 101, 68).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6D6544 color codes

HEX	`#6D6544`
RGB	`rgb(109, 101, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 39.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.73, -2.28, 19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.73, 19.99, 96.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.004, 12.976, 7.34)`
Decimal	`7169348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6544, 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 #6D6544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #6D6544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6544; }
.text { color: #6d6544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 101 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6544, #616d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6D6544?: #6D6544 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6544?: The RGB value is 109, 101, 68: 109 red, 101 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6544?: The complementary color is #444C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.