What color is #6E643A?

#6E643A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E643A?

The RGB value is 110, 100, 58: 110 red, 100 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E643A?

The complementary color is #3A446E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E643A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E643A color

#6E643A rgb(110, 100, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E643A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 39.2% green and 22.7% blue (110, 100, 58).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 47% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6E643A color codes

HEX	`#6E643A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 100, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 39.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 47%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 47%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.36, -2.47, 25.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.36, 25.31, 95.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.752, 12.735, 5.841)`
Decimal	`7234618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E643A, 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 #6E643A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E643A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #6E643A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e643a; }
.text { color: #6e643a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e643a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 100 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e643a, #5e6e3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6E643A?: #6E643A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E643A?: The RGB value is 110, 100, 58: 110 red, 100 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E643A?: The complementary color is #3A446E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E643A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.