What color is #6D6849?

#6D6849 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6849?

The RGB value is 109, 104, 73: 109 red, 104 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6849?

The complementary color is #494E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6849 color

#6D6849 rgb(109, 104, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6D6849 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40.8% green and 28.6% blue (109, 104, 73).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6D6849 color codes

HEX	`#6D6849`
RGB	`rgb(109, 104, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, -3.34, 18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 18.52, 100.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.46, 13.633, 8.277)`
Decimal	`7170121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6849, 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 #6D6849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #6D6849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6849; }
.text { color: #6d6849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 104 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6849, #606d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6849?: #6D6849 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6849?: The RGB value is 109, 104, 73: 109 red, 104 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6849?: The complementary color is #494E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.