What color is #6A7A45?

#6A7A45 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 #6A7A45?

The RGB value is 106, 122, 69: 106 red, 122 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7A45?

The complementary color is #55457A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7A45 color

#6A7A45 rgb(106, 122, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A7A45 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 47.8% green and 27.1% blue (106, 122, 69).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#6A7A45 color codes

HEX	`#6A7A45`
RGB	`rgb(106, 122, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 47.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 43%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.78, -15.29, 27.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.78, 31.06, 119.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.978, 17.413, 8.254)`
Decimal	`6978117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7A45, 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 #6A7A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #6A7A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7a45; }
.text { color: #6a7a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 122 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7a45, #507a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A7A45?: #6A7A45 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 #6A7A45?: The RGB value is 106, 122, 69: 106 red, 122 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7A45?: The complementary color is #55457A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.