What color is #6B7A59?

#6B7A59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7A59?

The RGB value is 107, 122, 89: 107 red, 122 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7A59?

The complementary color is #68597A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7A59 color

#6B7A59 rgb(107, 122, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B7A59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 47.8% green and 34.9% blue (107, 122, 89).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6B7A59 color codes

HEX	`#6B7A59`
RGB	`rgb(107, 122, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 47.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.21, -11.93, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.21, 20.19, 126.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.826, 17.766, 12.097)`
Decimal	`7043673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7A59, 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 #6B7A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #6B7A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7a59; }
.text { color: #6b7a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 122 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7a59, #5b7a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7A59?: #6B7A59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7A59?: The RGB value is 107, 122, 89: 107 red, 122 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7A59?: The complementary color is #68597A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.