What color is #6E6A51?

#6E6A51 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6A51?

The RGB value is 110, 106, 81: 110 red, 106 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6A51?

The complementary color is #51556E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6A51 color

#6E6A51 rgb(110, 106, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6A51 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.6% green and 31.8% blue (110, 106, 81).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#6E6A51 color codes

HEX	`#6E6A51`
RGB	`rgb(110, 106, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, -2.89, 14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 14.92, 101.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.07, 14.217, 9.839)`
Decimal	`7236177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6A51, 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 #6E6A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #6E6A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6a51; }
.text { color: #6e6a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 106 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6a51, #646e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6A51?: #6E6A51 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6A51?: The RGB value is 110, 106, 81: 110 red, 106 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6A51?: The complementary color is #51556E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.