What color is #6E7039?

#6E7039 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 #6E7039?

The RGB value is 110, 112, 57: 110 red, 112 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7039?

The complementary color is #3B3970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7039 color

#6E7039 rgb(110, 112, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E7039 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.9% green and 22.4% blue (110, 112, 57).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Crocodile Style (#767437), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#6E7039 color codes

HEX	`#6E7039`
RGB	`rgb(110, 112, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 49%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 49%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.91, -9.46, 30.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.91, 31.57, 107.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.963, 15.199, 6.121)`
Decimal	`7237689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7039, 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 #6E7039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #6E7039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7039; }
.text { color: #6e7039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 112 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7039, #527039); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E7039?: #6E7039 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 #6E7039?: The RGB value is 110, 112, 57: 110 red, 112 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7039?: The complementary color is #3B3970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.