What color is #6E6B4F?

#6E6B4F 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 #6E6B4F?

The RGB value is 110, 107, 79: 110 red, 107 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6B4F?

The complementary color is #4F526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6B4F color

#6E6B4F rgb(110, 107, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6B4F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42% green and 31% blue (110, 107, 79).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#6E6B4F color codes

HEX	`#6E6B4F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 107, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 28%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.79, -3.77, 16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.79, 16.6, 103.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.099, 14.395, 9.484)`
Decimal	`7236431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6B4F, 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 #6E6B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #6E6B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6b4f; }
.text { color: #6e6b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 107 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6b4f, #626e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6B4F?: #6E6B4F 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 #6E6B4F?: The RGB value is 110, 107, 79: 110 red, 107 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6B4F?: The complementary color is #4F526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.