What color is #6A705F?

#6A705F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A705F?

The RGB value is 106, 112, 95: 106 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A705F?

The complementary color is #655F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A705F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A705F color

#6A705F rgb(106, 112, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A705F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.9% green and 37.3% blue (106, 112, 95).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6A705F color codes

HEX	`#6A705F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 112, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.28, -5.65, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.28, 10.36, 123.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.803, 15.479, 13.085)`
Decimal	`6975583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A705F, 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 #6A705F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A705F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #6A705F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a705f; }
.text { color: #6a705f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a705f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 112 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a705f, #62705f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #6A705F?: #6A705F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A705F?: The RGB value is 106, 112, 95: 106 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A705F?: The complementary color is #655F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A705F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.