What color is #6F6B53?

#6F6B53 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6B53?

The RGB value is 111, 107, 83: 111 red, 107 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6B53?

The complementary color is #53576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6B53 color

#6F6B53 rgb(111, 107, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F6B53 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 42% green and 32.5% blue (111, 107, 83).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6F6B53 color codes

HEX	`#6F6B53`
RGB	`rgb(111, 107, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 42%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, -2.73, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 14.31, 101)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.375, 14.52, 10.28)`
Decimal	`7301971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6B53, 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 #6F6B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #6F6B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6b53; }
.text { color: #6f6b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 107 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6b53, #656f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6B53?: #6F6B53 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6B53?: The RGB value is 111, 107, 83: 111 red, 107 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6B53?: The complementary color is #53576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.