What color is #6E662F?

#6E662F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E662F?

The RGB value is 110, 102, 47: 110 red, 102 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E662F?

The complementary color is #2F376E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E662F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E662F color

#6E662F rgb(110, 102, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E662F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40% green and 18.4% blue (110, 102, 47).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 57% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#6E662F color codes

HEX	`#6E662F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 102, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 57%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.8, -4.75, 31.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.8, 32.14, 98.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.695, 13.023, 4.586)`
Decimal	`7235119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E662F, 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 #6E662F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E662F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #6E662F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e662f; }
.text { color: #6e662f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e662f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 102 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e662f, #566e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E662F?: #6E662F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E662F?: The RGB value is 110, 102, 47: 110 red, 102 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E662F?: The complementary color is #2F376E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E662F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.