What color is #6E6B45?

#6E6B45 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 #6E6B45?

The RGB value is 110, 107, 69: 110 red, 107 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6B45?

The complementary color is #45486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6B45 color

#6E6B45 rgb(110, 107, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6B45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42% green and 27.1% blue (110, 107, 69).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 37% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#6E6B45 color codes

HEX	`#6E6B45`
RGB	`rgb(110, 107, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 37%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 37%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, -5.19, 21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 22.36, 103.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.762, 14.26, 7.709)`
Decimal	`7236421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6B45, 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 #6E6B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #6E6B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6b45; }
.text { color: #6e6b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 107 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6b45, #5c6e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E6B45?: #6E6B45 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 #6E6B45?: The RGB value is 110, 107, 69: 110 red, 107 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6B45?: The complementary color is #45486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.