What color is #6D674C?

#6D674C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D674C?

The RGB value is 109, 103, 76: 109 red, 103 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D674C?

The complementary color is #4C526D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D674C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D674C color

#6D674C rgb(109, 103, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6D674C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40.4% green and 29.8% blue (109, 103, 76).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6D674C color codes

HEX	`#6D674C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 103, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.47, -2.32, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.47, 16.29, 98.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.462, 13.474, 8.78)`
Decimal	`7169868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D674C, 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 #6D674C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D674C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #6D674C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d674c; }
.text { color: #6d674c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d674c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 103 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d674c, #626d4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6D674C?: #6D674C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D674C?: The RGB value is 109, 103, 76: 109 red, 103 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D674C?: The complementary color is #4C526D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D674C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.