What color is #6A7662?

#6A7662 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7662?

The RGB value is 106, 118, 98: 106 red, 118 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7662?

The complementary color is #6E6276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7662 color

#6A7662 rgb(106, 118, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A7662 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 46.3% green and 38.4% blue (106, 118, 98).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#6A7662 color codes

HEX	`#6A7662`
RGB	`rgb(106, 118, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 46.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.14, -8.51, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.14, 12.78, 131.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.627, 16.903, 14.045)`
Decimal	`6977122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7662, 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 #6A7662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #6A7662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7662; }
.text { color: #6a7662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 118 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7662, #627664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A7662?: #6A7662 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7662?: The RGB value is 106, 118, 98: 106 red, 118 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7662?: The complementary color is #6E6276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.