What color is #6E6C4E?

#6E6C4E 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 #6E6C4E?

The RGB value is 110, 108, 78: 110 red, 108 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6C4E?

The complementary color is #4E506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6C4E color

#6E6C4E rgb(110, 108, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6C4E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42.4% green and 30.6% blue (110, 108, 78).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% 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 5.36:1).

#6E6C4E color codes

HEX	`#6E6C4E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 108, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 29%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, -4.5, 17.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 17.7, 104.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.168, 14.59, 9.329)`
Decimal	`7236686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6C4E, 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 #6E6C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #6E6C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6c4e; }
.text { color: #6e6c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 108 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6c4e, #606e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6C4E?: #6E6C4E 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 #6E6C4E?: The RGB value is 110, 108, 78: 110 red, 108 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6C4E?: The complementary color is #4E506E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.