What color is #6B7D42?

#6B7D42 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7D42?

The RGB value is 107, 125, 66: 107 red, 125 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7D42?

The complementary color is #54427D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7D42?

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

#6B7D42 color

#6B7D42 rgb(107, 125, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B7D42 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 49% green and 25.9% blue (107, 125, 66).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6B7D42 color codes

HEX	`#6B7D42`
RGB	`rgb(107, 125, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 49%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 47%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 47%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.72, -16.85, 29.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.72, 34.3, 119.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.38, 18.186, 7.906)`
Decimal	`7044418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7D42, 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 #6B7D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #6B7D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7d42; }
.text { color: #6b7d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 125 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7d42, #4e7d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6B7D42?: #6B7D42 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7D42?: The RGB value is 107, 125, 66: 107 red, 125 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7D42?: The complementary color is #54427D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7D42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.