What color is #6B734B?

#6B734B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B734B?

The RGB value is 107, 115, 75: 107 red, 115 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B734B?

The complementary color is #534B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B734B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B734B color

#6B734B rgb(107, 115, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B734B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 45.1% green and 29.4% blue (107, 115, 75).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#6B734B color codes

HEX	`#6B734B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 115, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 45.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 35%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, -10.2, 21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 23.5, 115.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.464, 15.895, 9.014)`
Decimal	`7041867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B734B, 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 #6B734B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B734B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #6B734B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b734b; }
.text { color: #6b734b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b734b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 115 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b734b, #57734b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B734B?: #6B734B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B734B?: The RGB value is 107, 115, 75: 107 red, 115 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B734B?: The complementary color is #534B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B734B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.