What color is #6B7656?

#6B7656 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7656?

The RGB value is 107, 118, 86: 107 red, 118 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7656?

The complementary color is #615676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7656?

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.

#6B7656 color

#6B7656 rgb(107, 118, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B7656 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 46.3% green and 33.7% blue (107, 118, 86).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6B7656 color codes

HEX	`#6B7656`
RGB	`rgb(107, 118, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 46.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, -10.2, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 19.23, 122.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.221, 16.755, 11.287)`
Decimal	`7042646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7656, 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 #6B7656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7656 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 #6B7656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7656; }
.text { color: #6b7656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 118 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7656, #5b7656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7656?: #6B7656 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7656?: The RGB value is 107, 118, 86: 107 red, 118 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7656?: The complementary color is #615676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7656?: 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.