What color is #6C725B?

#6C725B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C725B?

The RGB value is 108, 114, 91: 108 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C725B?

The complementary color is #615B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C725B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C725B color

#6C725B rgb(108, 114, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C725B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 44.7% green and 35.7% blue (108, 114, 91).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6C725B color codes

HEX	`#6C725B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 114, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 44.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.95, -6.7, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.95, 13.75, 119.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.09, 15.978, 12.237)`
Decimal	`7107163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C725B, 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 #6C725B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C725B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #6C725B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c725b; }
.text { color: #6c725b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c725b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 114 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c725b, #61725b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C725B?: #6C725B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C725B?: The RGB value is 108, 114, 91: 108 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C725B?: The complementary color is #615B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C725B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.