What color is #6F6327?

#6F6327 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6327?

The RGB value is 111, 99, 39: 111 red, 99 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6327?

The complementary color is #27336F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6327?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6327 color

#6F6327 rgb(111, 99, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F6327 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.8% green and 15.3% blue (111, 99, 39).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 48% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 65% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#6F6327 color codes

HEX	`#6F6327`
RGB	`rgb(111, 99, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 48%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 65%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.92, -3.2, 34.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.92, 35.1, 95.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.384, 12.45, 3.723)`
Decimal	`7299879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6327, 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 #6F6327	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6327 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #6F6327 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6327; }
.text { color: #6f6327; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6327; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 99 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6327, #576f27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6F6327?: #6F6327 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6327?: The RGB value is 111, 99, 39: 111 red, 99 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6327?: The complementary color is #27336F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6327?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.