Recognised as Colour
#6A7142
- #6A7142
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#6A7142 is a yellow with RGB values 106, 113, 66 and HSL 69°, 26%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#6A7142#6A7142
HEX#6A7142
RGBrgb(106, 113, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4431, 0.2588
RGB percentages41.6%, 44.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(68.9, 26.3%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.9, 41.6%, 44.3%)
CMYK6.2%, 0%, 41.6%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,975,810
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7142;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#958EBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#494271
Analogous#716042, #527142
Triadic#426A71, #71426A
Split complementary#425271, #614271
Tetradic#427161, #494271, #714252
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R106
G113
B66
Red106 (41.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue68.94°
Saturation (HSL)26.26%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G 71 · B 42
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