What color is #6A7643?

#6A7643 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7643?

The RGB value is 106, 118, 67: 106 red, 118 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7643?

The complementary color is #4F4376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7643?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7643 color

#6A7643 rgb(106, 118, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A7643 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 46.3% green and 26.3% blue (106, 118, 67).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 28% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#6A7643 color codes

HEX	`#6A7643`
RGB	`rgb(106, 118, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 46.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 28%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 43%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 43%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, -13.37, 26.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 29.74, 116.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.435, 16.426, 7.772)`
Decimal	`6977091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7643, 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 #6A7643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #6A7643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7643; }
.text { color: #6a7643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 118 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7643, #517643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6A7643?: #6A7643 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7643?: The RGB value is 106, 118, 67: 106 red, 118 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7643?: The complementary color is #4F4376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7643?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.