What color is #6E7149?

#6E7149 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7149?

The RGB value is 110, 113, 73: 110 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7149?

The complementary color is #4C4971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7149 color

#6E7149 rgb(110, 113, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E7149 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.3% green and 28.6% blue (110, 113, 73).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#6E7149 color codes

HEX	`#6E7149`
RGB	`rgb(110, 113, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.45, -8.08, 21.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.45, 23.31, 110.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.538, 15.606, 8.601)`
Decimal	`7237961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7149, 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 #6E7149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #6E7149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7149; }
.text { color: #6e7149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 113 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7149, #5a7149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E7149?: #6E7149 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7149?: The RGB value is 110, 113, 73: 110 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7149?: The complementary color is #4C4971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.