What color is #6B6F59?

#6B6F59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6F59?

The RGB value is 107, 111, 89: 107 red, 111 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6F59?

The complementary color is #5D596F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6F59 color

#6B6F59 rgb(107, 111, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B6F59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.5% green and 34.9% blue (107, 111, 89).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#6B6F59 color codes

HEX	`#6B6F59`
RGB	`rgb(107, 111, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.93, -5.73, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.93, 13.09, 115.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.551, 15.216, 11.672)`
Decimal	`7040857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6F59, 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 #6B6F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #6B6F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6f59; }
.text { color: #6b6f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 111 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6f59, #606f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6F59?: #6B6F59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6F59?: The RGB value is 107, 111, 89: 107 red, 111 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6F59?: The complementary color is #5D596F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.