What color is #6E653F?

#6E653F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E653F?

The RGB value is 110, 101, 63: 110 red, 101 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E653F?

The complementary color is #3F486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E653F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E653F color

#6E653F rgb(110, 101, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6E653F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 39.6% green and 24.7% blue (110, 101, 63).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6E653F color codes

HEX	`#6E653F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 101, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 39.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, -2.47, 22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 22.93, 96.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.982, 12.982, 6.576)`
Decimal	`7234879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E653F, 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 #6E653F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E653F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #6E653F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e653f; }
.text { color: #6e653f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e653f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 101 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e653f, #606e3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6E653F?: #6E653F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E653F?: The RGB value is 110, 101, 63: 110 red, 101 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E653F?: The complementary color is #3F486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E653F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.