What color is #6F6439?

#6F6439 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6439?

The RGB value is 111, 100, 57: 111 red, 100 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6439?

The complementary color is #39446F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6439?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6439 color

#6F6439 rgb(111, 100, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F6439 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 39.2% green and 22.4% blue (111, 100, 57).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 32% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 49% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#6F6439 color codes

HEX	`#6F6439`
RGB	`rgb(111, 100, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 39.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 32%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 49%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 49%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, -2.12, 25.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 25.97, 94.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.852, 12.79, 5.714)`
Decimal	`7300153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6439, 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 #6F6439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #6F6439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6439; }
.text { color: #6f6439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 100 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6439, #5f6f39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6F6439?: #6F6439 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6439?: The RGB value is 111, 100, 57: 111 red, 100 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6439?: The complementary color is #39446F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6439?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.