What color is #6B7F55?

#6B7F55 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7F55?

The RGB value is 107, 127, 85: 107 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7F55?

The complementary color is #69557F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7F55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7F55 color

#6B7F55 rgb(107, 127, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B7F55 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 49.8% green and 33.3% blue (107, 127, 85).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#6B7F55 color codes

HEX	`#6B7F55`
RGB	`rgb(107, 127, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 49.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 33%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, -15.3, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 25.58, 126.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.292, 18.96, 11.447)`
Decimal	`7044949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7F55, 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 #6B7F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #6B7F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7f55; }
.text { color: #6b7f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 127 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7f55, #567f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6B7F55?: #6B7F55 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7F55?: The RGB value is 107, 127, 85: 107 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7F55?: The complementary color is #69557F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7F55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.