What color is #6F6212?

#6F6212 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6212?

The RGB value is 111, 98, 18: 111 red, 98 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6212?

The complementary color is #121F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6212 color

#6F6212 rgb(111, 98, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F6212 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.4% green and 7.1% blue (111, 98, 18).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 72% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 84% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#6F6212 color codes

HEX	`#6F6212`
RGB	`rgb(111, 98, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 72%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 84%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 84%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.47, -3.8, 43.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.47, 43.66, 94.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.033, 12.159, 2.338)`
Decimal	`7299602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6212, 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 #6F6212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #6F6212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6212; }
.text { color: #6f6212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 98 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6212, #4d6f12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6F6212?: #6F6212 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6212?: The RGB value is 111, 98, 18: 111 red, 98 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6212?: The complementary color is #121F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.