#6a6756

Color #6a6756

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6756

RGB

rgb(106, 103, 86)

HSL

hsl(51, 10.4%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51, 18.9%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 18.9%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(43.41, -2, 10.03)

LCH

lch(43.41, 10.23, 101.28)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.0261, 99.03)

HWB

hwb(51, 33.7%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56596a

Analogous

#6a5d56

#6a6756

#636a56

Triadic

#6a6756

#566a67

#67566a

Split-complementary

#6a6756

#56636a

#5d566a

Tetradic

#6a6756

#596a56

#56596a

#67566a

Square

#6a6756

#566a5d

#56596a

#6a5663

Shades

Color #6a6756 mixed toward black.

#585648

#474539

#35332b

#23221d

#12110e

Tints

Color #6a6756 mixed toward white.

#87836e

#a09d8a

#b8b5a7

#cfcec4

#e7e6e2

Tones

Color #6a6756 mixed toward gray.

#686658

#676559

#65635b

#63625d

#62615e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#69695a · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#69695c · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#6a5e5f · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 8.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6756;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6756]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#6a6756 (#6a6756) is rgb(106, 103, 86) in RGB.

No, #6a6756 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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