What color is #6D6C59?

#6D6C59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6C59?

The RGB value is 109, 108, 89: 109 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6C59?

The complementary color is #595A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6C59 color

#6D6C59 rgb(109, 108, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D6C59 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42.4% green and 34.9% blue (109, 108, 89).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#6D6C59 color codes

HEX	`#6D6C59`
RGB	`rgb(109, 108, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, -3.17, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 11.26, 106.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.472, 14.698, 11.576)`
Decimal	`7171161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6C59, 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 #6D6C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #6D6C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6c59; }
.text { color: #6d6c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 108 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6c59, #646d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6D6C59?: #6D6C59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6C59?: The RGB value is 109, 108, 89: 109 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6C59?: The complementary color is #595A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.