What color is #6D714B?

#6D714B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D714B?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 75: 109 red, 113 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D714B?

The complementary color is #4F4B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D714B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D714B color

#6D714B rgb(109, 113, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6D714B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 29.4% blue (109, 113, 75).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#6D714B color codes

HEX	`#6D714B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, -8.23, 20.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 22.21, 111.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.482, 15.57, 8.95)`
Decimal	`7172427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D714B, 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 #6D714B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D714B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #6D714B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d714b; }
.text { color: #6d714b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d714b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d714b, #5a714b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6D714B?: #6D714B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D714B?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 75: 109 red, 113 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D714B?: The complementary color is #4F4B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D714B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.