What color is #6E734D?

#6E734D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E734D?

The RGB value is 110, 115, 77: 110 red, 115 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E734D?

The complementary color is #524D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E734D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E734D color

#6E734D rgb(110, 115, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E734D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 45.1% green and 30.2% blue (110, 115, 77).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6E734D color codes

HEX	`#6E734D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 115, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 45.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, -8.64, 20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 22.2, 112.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.901, 16.112, 9.397)`
Decimal	`7238477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E734D, 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 #6E734D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E734D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #6E734D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e734d; }
.text { color: #6e734d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e734d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 115 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e734d, #5b734d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E734D?: #6E734D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E734D?: The RGB value is 110, 115, 77: 110 red, 115 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E734D?: The complementary color is #524D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E734D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.