What color is #6F673B?

#6F673B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F673B?

The RGB value is 111, 103, 59: 111 red, 103 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F673B?

The complementary color is #3B436F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F673B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F673B color

#6F673B rgb(111, 103, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F673B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 40.4% green and 23.1% blue (111, 103, 59).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 47% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6F673B color codes

HEX	`#6F673B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 103, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 40.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 47%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 47%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.35, -3.65, 25.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.35, 26.15, 98.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.196, 13.396, 6.08)`
Decimal	`7300923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F673B, 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 #6F673B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F673B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #6F673B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f673b; }
.text { color: #6f673b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f673b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 103 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f673b, #5d6f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F673B?: #6F673B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F673B?: The RGB value is 111, 103, 59: 111 red, 103 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F673B?: The complementary color is #3B436F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F673B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.