What color is #6D6E46?

#6D6E46 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 #6D6E46?

The RGB value is 109, 110, 70: 109 red, 110 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6E46?

The complementary color is #47466E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6E46 color

#6D6E46 rgb(109, 110, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6D6E46 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.1% green and 27.5% blue (109, 110, 70).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6D6E46 color codes

HEX	`#6D6E46`
RGB	`rgb(109, 110, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 36%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, -7.21, 22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 23.36, 107.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.988, 14.845, 7.974)`
Decimal	`7171654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6E46, 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 #6D6E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #6D6E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6e46; }
.text { color: #6d6e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 110 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6e46, #596e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6D6E46?: #6D6E46 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 #6D6E46?: The RGB value is 109, 110, 70: 109 red, 110 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6E46?: The complementary color is #47466E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.