What color is #6A7F41?

#6A7F41 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7F41?

The RGB value is 106, 127, 65: 106 red, 127 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7F41?

The complementary color is #56417F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7F41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7F41 color

#6A7F41 rgb(106, 127, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A7F41 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 49.8% green and 25.5% blue (106, 127, 65).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6A7F41 color codes

HEX	`#6A7F41`
RGB	`rgb(106, 127, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 49.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -18.45, 31.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 36.11, 120.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.487, 18.624, 7.832)`
Decimal	`6979393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7F41, 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 #6A7F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A7F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6A7F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7f41; }
.text { color: #6a7f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 127 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7f41, #4b7f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A7F41?: #6A7F41 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7F41?: The RGB value is 106, 127, 65: 106 red, 127 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7F41?: The complementary color is #56417F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7F41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.