What color is #6B785B?

#6B785B 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 #6B785B?

The RGB value is 107, 120, 91: 107 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B785B?

The complementary color is #685B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B785B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B785B color

#6B785B rgb(107, 120, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B785B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (107, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#6B785B color codes

HEX	`#6B785B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.65, -10.49, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.65, 17.78, 126.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.668, 17.314, 12.465)`
Decimal	`7043163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B785B, 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 #6B785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #6B785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b785b; }
.text { color: #6b785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b785b, #5d785b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B785B?: #6B785B 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 #6B785B?: The RGB value is 107, 120, 91: 107 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B785B?: The complementary color is #685B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B785B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.