#6e6d56

Color #6e6d56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.63 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#6e6d56

RGB

rgb(110, 109, 86)

HSL

hsl(57.5, 12.2%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.5, 21.8%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 21.8%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(45.53, -3.83, 13.03)

LCH

lch(45.53, 13.58, 106.38)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.0345, 105.49)

HWB

hwb(57.5, 33.7%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56576e

Analogous

#6e6156

#6e6d56

#636e56

Triadic

#6e6d56

#566e6d

#6d566e

Split-complementary

#6e6d56

#56636e

#61566e

Tetradic

#6e6d56

#576e56

#56576e

#6d566e

Square

#6e6d56

#566e61

#56576e

#6e5663

Shades

Color #6e6d56 mixed toward black.

#5c5b48

#494939

#37362b

#25241d

#12120e

Tints

Color #6e6d56 mixed toward white.

#8b8a6d

#a3a28a

#bab9a7

#d1d0c4

#e8e8e2

Tones

Color #6e6d56 mixed toward gray.

#6c6b58

#6a695a

#68675c

#66665e

#646460

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.98:1

White text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e5c · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#6e6e5e · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#6e6162 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e6d56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e6d56]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Frequently asked questions

#6e6d56 (#6e6d56) is rgb(110, 109, 86) in RGB.

No, #6e6d56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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