What color is #6E6A36?

#6E6A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6A36?

The RGB value is 110, 106, 54: 110 red, 106 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6A36?

The complementary color is #363A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6A36 color

#6E6A36 rgb(110, 106, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.6% green and 21.2% blue (110, 106, 54).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 34% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 51% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E6A36 color codes

HEX	`#6E6A36`
RGB	`rgb(110, 106, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 34%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 51%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 51%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, -6.37, 29.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 30.21, 102.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.251, 13.89, 5.525)`
Decimal	`7236150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6A36, 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 #6E6A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #6E6A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6a36; }
.text { color: #6e6a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 106 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6a36, #566e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E6A36?: #6E6A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6A36?: The RGB value is 110, 106, 54: 110 red, 106 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6A36?: The complementary color is #363A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.