What color is #6E7253?

#6E7253 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7253?

The RGB value is 110, 114, 83: 110 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7253?

The complementary color is #575372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7253 color

#6E7253 rgb(110, 114, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E7253 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.7% green and 32.5% blue (110, 114, 83).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6E7253 color codes

HEX	`#6E7253`
RGB	`rgb(110, 114, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, -7.18, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 18.2, 113.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.009, 15.974, 10.527)`
Decimal	`7238227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7253, 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 #6E7253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #6E7253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7253; }
.text { color: #6e7253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 114 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7253, #5f7253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7253?: #6E7253 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7253?: The RGB value is 110, 114, 83: 110 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7253?: The complementary color is #575372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.