What color is #6B7563?

#6B7563 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7563?

The RGB value is 107, 117, 99: 107 red, 117 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7563?

The complementary color is #6D6375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7563 color

#6B7563 rgb(107, 117, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B7563 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 45.9% green and 38.8% blue (107, 117, 99).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6B7563 color codes

HEX	`#6B7563`
RGB	`rgb(107, 117, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 45.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 15%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, -7.37, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 11.38, 130.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.676, 16.749, 14.262)`
Decimal	`7042403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7563, 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 #6B7563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #6B7563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7563; }
.text { color: #6b7563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 117 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7563, #637564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B7563?: #6B7563 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7563?: The RGB value is 107, 117, 99: 107 red, 117 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7563?: The complementary color is #6D6375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.