What color is #6B7D53?

#6B7D53 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7D53?

The RGB value is 107, 125, 83: 107 red, 125 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7D53?

The complementary color is #65537D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7D53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7D53 color

#6B7D53 rgb(107, 125, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B7D53 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 49% green and 32.5% blue (107, 125, 83).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#6B7D53 color codes

HEX	`#6B7D53`
RGB	`rgb(107, 125, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 49%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 34%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, -14.53, 20.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 25.36, 124.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.958, 18.417, 10.949)`
Decimal	`7044435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7D53, 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 #6B7D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #6B7D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7d53; }
.text { color: #6b7d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 125 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7d53, #567d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6B7D53?: #6B7D53 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7D53?: The RGB value is 107, 125, 83: 107 red, 125 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7D53?: The complementary color is #65537D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7D53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.