What color is #6E7635?

#6E7635 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7635?

The RGB value is 110, 118, 53: 110 red, 118 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7635?

The complementary color is #3D3576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7635?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7635 color

#6E7635 rgb(110, 118, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E7635 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.3% green and 20.8% blue (110, 118, 53).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 38% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#6E7635 color codes

HEX	`#6E7635`
RGB	`rgb(110, 118, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 38%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 55%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 55%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, -13.19, 34.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 36.77, 111.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.552, 16.529, 5.844)`
Decimal	`7239221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7635, 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 #6E7635	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7635 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #6E7635 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7635; }
.text { color: #6e7635; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7635; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 118 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7635, #4e7635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6E7635?: #6E7635 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7635?: The RGB value is 110, 118, 53: 110 red, 118 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7635?: The complementary color is #3D3576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7635?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.