What color is #6B7F6C?

#6B7F6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7F6C?

The RGB value is 107, 127, 108: 107 red, 127 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7F6C?

The complementary color is #7F6B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7F6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7F6C color

#6B7F6C rgb(107, 127, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B7F6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 49.8% green and 42.4% blue (107, 127, 108).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#6B7F6C color codes

HEX	`#6B7F6C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 127, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 49.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, -11.26, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 13.77, 144.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.359, 19.387, 17.065)`
Decimal	`7044972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7F6C, 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 #6B7F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #6B7F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7f6c; }
.text { color: #6b7f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 127 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7f6c, #6b7f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B7F6C?: #6B7F6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7F6C?: The RGB value is 107, 127, 108: 107 red, 127 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7F6C?: The complementary color is #7F6B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7F6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.