What color is #6A7747?

#6A7747 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 #6A7747?

The RGB value is 106, 119, 71: 106 red, 119 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7747?

The complementary color is #544777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7747?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7747 color

#6A7747 rgb(106, 119, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A7747 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 46.7% green and 27.8% blue (106, 119, 71).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#6A7747 color codes

HEX	`#6A7747`
RGB	`rgb(106, 119, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 46.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, -13.4, 24.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 28.19, 118.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.678, 16.713, 8.465)`
Decimal	`6977351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7747, 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 #6A7747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #6A7747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7747; }
.text { color: #6a7747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 119 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7747, #527747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6A7747?: #6A7747 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 #6A7747?: The RGB value is 106, 119, 71: 106 red, 119 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7747?: The complementary color is #544777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7747?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.