What color is #6F7435?

#6F7435 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7435?

The RGB value is 111, 116, 53: 111 red, 116 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7435?

The complementary color is #3A3574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7435?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7435 color

#6F7435 rgb(111, 116, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F7435 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.5% green and 20.8% blue (111, 116, 53).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6F7435 color codes

HEX	`#6F7435`
RGB	`rgb(111, 116, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 54%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, -11.65, 33.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 35.69, 109.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.444, 16.128, 5.772)`
Decimal	`7304245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7435, 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 #6F7435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #6F7435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7435; }
.text { color: #6f7435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 116 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7435, #4f7435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F7435?: #6F7435 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7435?: The RGB value is 111, 116, 53: 111 red, 116 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7435?: The complementary color is #3A3574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7435?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.