What color is #6C7056?

#6C7056 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7056?

The RGB value is 108, 112, 86: 108 red, 112 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7056?

The complementary color is #5A5670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7056?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7056 color

#6C7056 rgb(108, 112, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C7056 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 43.9% green and 33.7% blue (108, 112, 86).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6C7056 color codes

HEX	`#6C7056`
RGB	`rgb(108, 112, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 43.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.24, -6.4, 13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.24, 15.38, 114.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.658, 15.448, 11.065)`
Decimal	`7106646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7056, 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 #6C7056	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7056 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	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 #6C7056 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7056; }
.text { color: #6c7056; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7056; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 112 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7056, #5f7056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7056?: #6C7056 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7056?: The RGB value is 108, 112, 86: 108 red, 112 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7056?: The complementary color is #5A5670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7056?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.