What color is #6E6947?

#6E6947 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6947?

The RGB value is 110, 105, 71: 110 red, 105 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6947?

The complementary color is #474C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6947 color

#6E6947 rgb(110, 105, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6947 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.2% green and 27.8% blue (110, 105, 71).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6E6947 color codes

HEX	`#6E6947`
RGB	`rgb(110, 105, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.05, -3.76, 19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.05, 20.22, 100.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.619, 13.873, 7.973)`
Decimal	`7235911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6947, 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 #6E6947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #6E6947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6947; }
.text { color: #6e6947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 105 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6947, #606e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6947?: #6E6947 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6947?: The RGB value is 110, 105, 71: 110 red, 105 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6947?: The complementary color is #474C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.