What color is #6A782F?

#6A782F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A782F?

The RGB value is 106, 120, 47: 106 red, 120 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A782F?

The complementary color is #3D2F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A782F?

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.

#6A782F color

#6A782F rgb(106, 120, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A782F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.1% green and 18.4% blue (106, 120, 47).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 44% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6A782F color codes

HEX	`#6A782F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 120, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 44%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 61%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 61%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.88, -16.6, 37.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.88, 41, 113.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.174, 16.702, 5.219)`
Decimal	`6977583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A782F, 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 #6A782F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A782F 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 #6A782F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a782f; }
.text { color: #6a782f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a782f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 120 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a782f, #45782f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6A782F?: #6A782F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A782F?: The RGB value is 106, 120, 47: 106 red, 120 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A782F?: The complementary color is #3D2F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A782F?: 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.