What color is #6E6F2A?

#6E6F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6F2A?

The RGB value is 110, 111, 42: 110 red, 111 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6F2A?

The complementary color is #2B2A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6F2A color

#6E6F2A rgb(110, 111, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.5% green and 16.5% blue (110, 111, 42).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 45% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Crocodile Style (#767437), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6E6F2A color codes

HEX	`#6E6F2A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 111, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 45%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 62%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 62%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, -10.29, 37.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 38.69, 105.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.533, 14.851, 4.396)`
Decimal	`7237418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6F2A, 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 #6E6F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #6E6F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6f2a; }
.text { color: #6e6f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 111 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6f2a, #4b6f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E6F2A?: #6E6F2A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6F2A?: The RGB value is 110, 111, 42: 110 red, 111 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6F2A?: The complementary color is #2B2A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.