What color is #6A704F?

#6A704F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A704F?

The RGB value is 106, 112, 79: 106 red, 112 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A704F?

The complementary color is #554F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A704F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A704F color

#6A704F rgb(106, 112, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A704F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.9% green and 31% blue (106, 112, 79).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#6A704F color codes

HEX	`#6A704F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 112, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.93, -8.34, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.93, 19.51, 115.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.149, 15.217, 9.64)`
Decimal	`6975567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A704F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6A704F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A704F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6A704F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a704f; }
.text { color: #6a704f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a704f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 112 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a704f, #5a704f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A704F?: #6A704F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A704F?: The RGB value is 106, 112, 79: 106 red, 112 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A704F?: The complementary color is #554F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A704F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.