What color is #6F6937?

#6F6937 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 #6F6937?

The RGB value is 111, 105, 55: 111 red, 105 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6937?

The complementary color is #373D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6937 color

#6F6937 rgb(111, 105, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F6937 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.2% green and 21.6% blue (111, 105, 55).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#6F6937 color codes

HEX	`#6F6937`
RGB	`rgb(111, 105, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.89, -5.24, 28.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.89, 29.25, 100.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.297, 13.759, 5.622)`
Decimal	`7301431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6937, 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 #6F6937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #6F6937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6937; }
.text { color: #6f6937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 105 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6937, #596f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F6937?: #6F6937 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 #6F6937?: The RGB value is 111, 105, 55: 111 red, 105 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6937?: The complementary color is #373D6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.