What color is #6E692D?

#6E692D 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 #6E692D?

The RGB value is 110, 105, 45: 110 red, 105 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E692D?

The complementary color is #2D326E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E692D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E692D color

#6E692D rgb(110, 105, 45)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E692D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.2% green and 17.6% blue (110, 105, 45).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 42% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 59% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6E692D color codes

HEX	`#6E692D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 105, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 42%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 59%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 59%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.67, -6.65, 33.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.67, 34.48, 101.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.956, 13.608, 4.479)`
Decimal	`7235885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E692D, 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 #6E692D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E692D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #6E692D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e692d; }
.text { color: #6e692d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e692d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 105 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e692d, #536e2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E692D?: #6E692D 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 #6E692D?: The RGB value is 110, 105, 45: 110 red, 105 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E692D?: The complementary color is #2D326E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E692D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.