What color is #6F7449?

#6F7449 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7449?

The RGB value is 111, 116, 73: 111 red, 116 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7449?

The complementary color is #4E4974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7449 color

#6F7449 rgb(111, 116, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6F7449 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.5% green and 28.6% blue (111, 116, 73).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#6F7449 color codes

HEX	`#6F7449`
RGB	`rgb(111, 116, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -9.33, 23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 24.97, 111.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.004, 16.351, 8.72)`
Decimal	`7304265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7449, 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 #6F7449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #6F7449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7449; }
.text { color: #6f7449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 116 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7449, #5a7449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F7449?: #6F7449 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7449?: The RGB value is 111, 116, 73: 111 red, 116 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7449?: The complementary color is #4E4974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.