#6b6856

Color #6b6856

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.82 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6856

RGB

rgb(107, 104, 86)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 10.9%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 19.6%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 19.6%, 58%)

LAB

lab(43.8, -2.17, 10.58)

LCH

lch(43.8, 10.8, 101.59)

OKLCH

oklch(51.5%, 0.0276, 99.39)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 33.7%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56596b

Analogous

#6b5d56

#6b6856

#636b56

Triadic

#6b6856

#566b68

#68566b

Split-complementary

#6b6856

#56636b

#5d566b

Tetradic

#6b6856

#596b56

#56596b

#68566b

Square

#6b6856

#566b5d

#56596b

#6b5663

Shades

Color #6b6856 mixed toward black.

#595748

#474539

#35342b

#24231d

#12110e

Tints

Color #6b6856 mixed toward white.

#88846d

#a19d8a

#b8b6a7

#d0cec4

#e7e7e2

Tones

Color #6b6856 mixed toward gray.

#696758

#676559

#66645b

#64635d

#62625f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a5b · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#6a6a5c · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#6b5e5f · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6856;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6856]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#6b6856 (#6b6856) is rgb(107, 104, 86) in RGB.

No, #6b6856 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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