What color is #6A714C?

#6A714C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A714C?

The RGB value is 106, 113, 76: 106 red, 113 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A714C?

The complementary color is #534C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A714C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A714C color

#6A714C rgb(106, 113, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A714C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 44.3% green and 29.8% blue (106, 113, 76).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#6A714C color codes

HEX	`#6A714C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 113, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 44.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.17, -9.36, 19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.17, 21.81, 115.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.153, 15.396, 9.115)`
Decimal	`6975820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A714C, 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 #6A714C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A714C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #6A714C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a714c; }
.text { color: #6a714c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a714c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 113 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a714c, #58714c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6A714C?: #6A714C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A714C?: The RGB value is 106, 113, 76: 106 red, 113 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A714C?: The complementary color is #534C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A714C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.