What color is #6E6C54?

#6E6C54 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6C54?

The RGB value is 110, 108, 84: 110 red, 108 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6C54?

The complementary color is #54566E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6C54 color

#6E6C54 rgb(110, 108, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6C54 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42.4% green and 32.9% blue (110, 108, 84).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#6E6C54 color codes

HEX	`#6E6C54`
RGB	`rgb(110, 108, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.19, -3.58, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.19, 14.21, 104.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.393, 14.68, 10.514)`
Decimal	`7236692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6C54, 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 #6E6C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #6E6C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6c54; }
.text { color: #6e6c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 108 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6c54, #636e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6C54?: #6E6C54 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6C54?: The RGB value is 110, 108, 84: 110 red, 108 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6C54?: The complementary color is #54566E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.