What color is #6D6F06?

#6D6F06 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6F06?

The RGB value is 109, 111, 6: 109 red, 111 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6F06?

The complementary color is #08066F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6F06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6F06 color

#6D6F06 rgb(109, 111, 6)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6D6F06 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.5% green and 2.4% blue (109, 111, 6).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 90% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#6D6F06 color codes

HEX	`#6D6F06`
RGB	`rgb(109, 111, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 90%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 95%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 95%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.13, -12.48, 49.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.13, 51.15, 104.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.024, 14.634, 2.363)`
Decimal	`7171846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6F06, 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 #6D6F06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6F06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #6D6F06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6f06; }
.text { color: #6d6f06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6f06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 111 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6f06, #396f06); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D6F06?: #6D6F06 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6F06?: The RGB value is 109, 111, 6: 109 red, 111 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6F06?: The complementary color is #08066F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6F06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.