What color is #6B775C?

#6B775C 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 #6B775C?

The RGB value is 107, 119, 92: 107 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B775C?

The complementary color is #685C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B775C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B775C color

#6B775C rgb(107, 119, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B775C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 46.7% green and 36.1% blue (107, 119, 92).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#6B775C color codes

HEX	`#6B775C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 119, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 46.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, -9.75, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 16.57, 126.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.592, 17.092, 12.654)`
Decimal	`7042908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B775C, 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 #6B775C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B775C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #6B775C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b775c; }
.text { color: #6b775c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b775c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 119 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b775c, #5d775c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B775C?: #6B775C 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 #6B775C?: The RGB value is 107, 119, 92: 107 red, 119 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B775C?: The complementary color is #685C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B775C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.