#6d684e

Color #6d684e

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6d684e

RGB

rgb(109, 104, 78)

HSL

hsl(50.3, 16.6%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.3, 28.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 28.4%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(43.8, -2.61, 15.39)

LCH

lch(43.8, 15.61, 99.63)

OKLCH

oklch(51.5%, 0.0393, 98.48)

HWB

hwb(50.3, 30.6%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e536d

Analogous

#6d594e

#6d684e

#636d4e

Triadic

#6d684e

#4e6d68

#684e6d

Split-complementary

#6d684e

#4e636d

#594e6d

Tetradic

#6d684e

#536d4e

#4e536d

#684e6d

Square

#6d684e

#4e6d59

#4e536d

#6d4e63

Shades

Color #6d684e mixed toward black.

#5b5741

#494534

#373427

#24231a

#12110d

Tints

Color #6d684e mixed toward white.

#8c8664

#a59f82

#bcb7a1

#d2cfc0

#e9e7e0

Tones

Color #6d684e mixed toward gray.

#6b6651

#686553

#656356

#636158

#605f5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b55 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#6b6c57 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#6d5a5b · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d684e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d684e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#6d684e (#6d684e) is rgb(109, 104, 78) in RGB.

No, #6d684e 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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