What color is #6E6329?

#6E6329 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6329?

The RGB value is 110, 99, 41: 110 red, 99 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6329?

The complementary color is #29346E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6329?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6329 color

#6E6329 rgb(110, 99, 41)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6329 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 38.8% green and 16.1% blue (110, 99, 41).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#6E6329 color codes

HEX	`#6E6329`
RGB	`rgb(110, 99, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 38.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 63%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.84, -3.52, 33.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.84, 34.01, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.293, 12.399, 3.896)`
Decimal	`7234345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6329, 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 #6E6329	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6329 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #6E6329 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6329; }
.text { color: #6e6329; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6329; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 99 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6329, #576e29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6E6329?: #6E6329 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6329?: The RGB value is 110, 99, 41: 110 red, 99 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6329?: The complementary color is #29346E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6329?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.