What color is #6F6219?

#6F6219 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6219?

The RGB value is 111, 98, 25: 111 red, 98 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6219?

The complementary color is #19266F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6219?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6219 color

#6F6219 rgb(111, 98, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F6219 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.4% green and 9.8% blue (111, 98, 25).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 77% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#6F6219 color codes

HEX	`#6F6219`
RGB	`rgb(111, 98, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 77%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.51, -3.49, 40.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.51, 41.08, 94.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.099, 12.186, 2.687)`
Decimal	`7299609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6219, 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 #6F6219	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6219 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #6F6219 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6219; }
.text { color: #6f6219; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6219; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 98 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6219, #516f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6F6219?: #6F6219 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6219?: The RGB value is 111, 98, 25: 111 red, 98 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6219?: The complementary color is #19266F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6219?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.