What color is #6E6A20?

#6E6A20 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6A20?

The RGB value is 110, 106, 32: 110 red, 106 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6A20?

The complementary color is #20246E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6A20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6A20 color

#6E6A20 rgb(110, 106, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6A20 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.6% green and 12.5% blue (110, 106, 32).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 55% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 71% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Crocodile Style (#767437), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#6E6A20 color codes

HEX	`#6E6A20`
RGB	`rgb(110, 106, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 55%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 71%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 71%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.84, -8.18, 40.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.84, 41.06, 101.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.846, 13.728, 3.392)`
Decimal	`7236128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6A20, 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 #6E6A20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6A20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #6E6A20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6a20; }
.text { color: #6e6a20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6a20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 106 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6a20, #4b6e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E6A20?: #6E6A20 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6A20?: The RGB value is 110, 106, 32: 110 red, 106 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6A20?: The complementary color is #20246E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6A20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.