What color is #6F6B2B?

#6F6B2B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6B2B?

The RGB value is 111, 107, 43: 111 red, 107 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6B2B?

The complementary color is #2B2F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6B2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6B2B color

#6F6B2B rgb(111, 107, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F6B2B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 42% green and 16.9% blue (111, 107, 43).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 44% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 61% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6F6B2B color codes

HEX	`#6F6B2B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 107, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 42%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 44%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 61%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 61%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, -7.49, 35.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 36.4, 101.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.25, 14.07, 4.355)`
Decimal	`7301931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6B2B, 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 #6F6B2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6B2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #6F6B2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6b2b; }
.text { color: #6f6b2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6b2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 107 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6b2b, #516f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F6B2B?: #6F6B2B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6B2B?: The RGB value is 111, 107, 43: 111 red, 107 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6B2B?: The complementary color is #2B2F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6B2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.