What color is #6E7342?

#6E7342 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7342?

The RGB value is 110, 115, 66: 110 red, 115 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7342?

The complementary color is #474273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7342?

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.

#6E7342 color

#6E7342 rgb(110, 115, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E7342 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 45.1% green and 25.9% blue (110, 115, 66).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E7342 color codes

HEX	`#6E7342`
RGB	`rgb(110, 115, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 45.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 43%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, -10.11, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 28.31, 110.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.545, 15.97, 7.522)`
Decimal	`7238466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7342, 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 #6E7342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7342 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 #6E7342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7342; }
.text { color: #6e7342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 115 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7342, #567342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E7342?: #6E7342 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7342?: The RGB value is 110, 115, 66: 110 red, 115 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7342?: The complementary color is #474273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7342?: 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.