Recognised as Colour

#6E6E42

#6E6E42
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#6E6E42 is a yellow with RGB values 110, 110, 66 and HSL 60°, 25%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#6E6E42#6E6E42

HEX#6E6E42

RGBrgb(110, 110, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4314, 0.2588

RGB percentages43.1%, 43.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(60, 25%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 40%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 40%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,237,186

CSS custom property--colour: #6E6E42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#9191BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#756B3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#756C44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#746963no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 13.4 Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Gray · ΔE 26.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Tan · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42426E

Analogous#6E5842, #586E42

Triadic#426E6E, #6E426E

Split complementary#42586E, #58426E

Tetradic#426E58, #42426E, #6E4258

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CECEAE

Lighter +30%#BBBB8E

Lighter +20%#A8A86E

Lighter +10%#8E8E55

Darker −10%#4E4E2F

Darker −20%#2E2E1C

Darker −30%#0E0E09

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#84842C

Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R110

G110

B66

Red110 (43.1%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 6E · G 6E · B 42

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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