What color is #6F691B?

#6F691B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F691B?

The RGB value is 111, 105, 27: 111 red, 105 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F691B?

The complementary color is #1B216F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F691B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F691B color

#6F691B rgb(111, 105, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F691B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.2% green and 10.6% blue (111, 105, 27).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 61% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 76% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6F691B color codes

HEX	`#6F691B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 105, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 61%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 76%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 76%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, -7.42, 42.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 42.78, 99.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.805, 13.562, 3.033)`
Decimal	`7301403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F691B, 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 #6F691B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F691B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #6F691B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f691b; }
.text { color: #6f691b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f691b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 105 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f691b, #4b6f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F691B?: #6F691B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F691B?: The RGB value is 111, 105, 27: 111 red, 105 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F691B?: The complementary color is #1B216F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F691B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.