What color is #6D7146?

#6D7146 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7146?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 70: 109 red, 113 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7146?

The complementary color is #4A4671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7146 color

#6D7146 rgb(109, 113, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6D7146 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 27.5% blue (109, 113, 70).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#6D7146 color codes

HEX	`#6D7146`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 38%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.32, -8.91, 23.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.32, 25.02, 110.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.317, 15.504, 8.084)`
Decimal	`7172422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7146, 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 #6D7146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #6D7146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7146; }
.text { color: #6d7146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7146, #587146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6D7146?: #6D7146 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7146?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 70: 109 red, 113 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7146?: The complementary color is #4A4671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.