What color is #6B795F?

#6B795F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B795F?

The RGB value is 107, 121, 95: 107 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B795F?

The complementary color is #6D5F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B795F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B795F color

#6B795F rgb(107, 121, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B795F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.5% green and 37.3% blue (107, 121, 95).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#6B795F color codes

HEX	`#6B795F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 121, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.04, -10.35, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.04, 16.28, 129.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.966, 17.627, 13.438)`
Decimal	`7043423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B795F, 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 #6B795F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B795F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #6B795F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b795f; }
.text { color: #6b795f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b795f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 121 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b795f, #5f7960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B795F?: #6B795F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B795F?: The RGB value is 107, 121, 95: 107 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B795F?: The complementary color is #6D5F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B795F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.