What color is #6A7E00?

#6A7E00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7E00?

The RGB value is 106, 126, 0: 106 red, 126 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7E00?

The complementary color is #14007E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7E00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7E00 color

#6A7E00 rgb(106, 126, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A7E00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 49.4% green and 0% blue (106, 126, 0).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#6A7E00 color codes

HEX	`#6A7E00`
RGB	`rgb(106, 126, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 49.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 100%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, -21.97, 54.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 58.4, 112.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.405, 17.986, 2.765)`
Decimal	`6979072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7E00, 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 #6A7E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #6A7E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7e00; }
.text { color: #6a7e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 126 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7e00, #2b7e00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A7E00?: #6A7E00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7E00?: The RGB value is 106, 126, 0: 106 red, 126 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7E00?: The complementary color is #14007E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7E00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.