What color is #6F6742?

#6F6742 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6742?

The RGB value is 111, 103, 66: 111 red, 103 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6742?

The complementary color is #424A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6742 color

#6F6742 rgb(111, 103, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6F6742 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 40.4% green and 25.9% blue (111, 103, 66).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6F6742 color codes

HEX	`#6F6742`
RGB	`rgb(111, 103, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 40.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.47, -2.81, 22.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.47, 22.21, 97.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.389, 13.474, 7.101)`
Decimal	`7300930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6742, 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 #6F6742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #6F6742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6742; }
.text { color: #6f6742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 103 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6742, #616f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F6742?: #6F6742 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6742?: The RGB value is 111, 103, 66: 111 red, 103 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6742?: The complementary color is #424A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.