What color is #6A785D?

#6A785D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A785D?

The RGB value is 106, 120, 93: 106 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A785D?

The complementary color is #6B5D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A785D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A785D color

#6A785D rgb(106, 120, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A785D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.1% green and 36.5% blue (106, 120, 93).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#6A785D color codes

HEX	`#6A785D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 120, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.62, -10.54, 13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.62, 16.84, 128.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.636, 17.287, 12.92)`
Decimal	`6977629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A785D, 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 #6A785D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A785D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #6A785D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a785d; }
.text { color: #6a785d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a785d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 120 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a785d, #5d785d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A785D?: #6A785D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A785D?: The RGB value is 106, 120, 93: 106 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A785D?: The complementary color is #6B5D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A785D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.