What color is #6C7248?

#6C7248 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7248?

The RGB value is 108, 114, 72: 108 red, 114 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7248?

The complementary color is #4E4872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7248 color

#6C7248 rgb(108, 114, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C7248 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 44.7% green and 28.2% blue (108, 114, 72).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#6C7248 color codes

HEX	`#6C7248`
RGB	`rgb(108, 114, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 44.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.57, -9.64, 22.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.57, 24.52, 113.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.371, 15.691, 8.454)`
Decimal	`7107144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7248, 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 #6C7248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #6C7248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7248; }
.text { color: #6c7248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 114 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7248, #577248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6C7248?: #6C7248 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7248?: The RGB value is 108, 114, 72: 108 red, 114 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7248?: The complementary color is #4E4872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.