What color is #6A7960?

#6A7960 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 #6A7960?

The RGB value is 106, 121, 96: 106 red, 121 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7960?

The complementary color is #6F6079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7960 color

#6A7960 rgb(106, 121, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A7960 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.5% green and 37.6% blue (106, 121, 96).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% 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 4.65:1).

#6A7960 color codes

HEX	`#6A7960`
RGB	`rgb(106, 121, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, -10.56, 11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 15.91, 131.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.892, 17.583, 13.673)`
Decimal	`6977888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7960, 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 #6A7960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #6A7960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7960; }
.text { color: #6a7960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 121 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7960, #607963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A7960?: #6A7960 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 #6A7960?: The RGB value is 106, 121, 96: 106 red, 121 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7960?: The complementary color is #6F6079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.