What color is #6F6531?

#6F6531 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 #6F6531?

The RGB value is 111, 101, 49: 111 red, 101 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6531?

The complementary color is #313B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6531?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6531 color

#6F6531 rgb(111, 101, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F6531 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 39.6% green and 19.2% blue (111, 101, 49).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#6F6531 color codes

HEX	`#6F6531`
RGB	`rgb(111, 101, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 39.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, -3.52, 30.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 30.74, 96.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.764, 12.909, 4.777)`
Decimal	`7300401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6531, 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 #6F6531	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6531 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6F6531 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6531; }
.text { color: #6f6531; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6531; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 101 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6531, #5a6f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6F6531?: #6F6531 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 #6F6531?: The RGB value is 111, 101, 49: 111 red, 101 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6531?: The complementary color is #313B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6531?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.