What color is #6B774F?

#6B774F 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 #6B774F?

The RGB value is 107, 119, 79: 107 red, 119 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B774F?

The complementary color is #5B4F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B774F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B774F color

#6B774F rgb(107, 119, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B774F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 46.7% green and 31% blue (107, 119, 79).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6B774F color codes

HEX	`#6B774F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 119, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 46.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.11, -11.84, 20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.11, 23.73, 119.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.071, 16.884, 9.913)`
Decimal	`7042895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B774F, 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 #6B774F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B774F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #6B774F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b774f; }
.text { color: #6b774f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b774f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 119 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b774f, #57774f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6B774F?: #6B774F 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 #6B774F?: The RGB value is 107, 119, 79: 107 red, 119 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B774F?: The complementary color is #5B4F77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B774F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.