What color is #6B725C?

#6B725C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B725C?

The RGB value is 107, 114, 92: 107 red, 114 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B725C?

The complementary color is #635C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B725C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B725C color

#6B725C rgb(107, 114, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B725C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.7% green and 36.1% blue (107, 114, 92).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#6B725C color codes

HEX	`#6B725C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 114, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.89, -6.93, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.89, 13.28, 121.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.012, 15.933, 12.46)`
Decimal	`7041628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B725C, 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 #6B725C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B725C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #6B725C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b725c; }
.text { color: #6b725c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b725c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 114 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b725c, #60725c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B725C?: #6B725C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B725C?: The RGB value is 107, 114, 92: 107 red, 114 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B725C?: The complementary color is #635C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B725C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.