What color is #6C734D?

#6C734D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C734D?

The RGB value is 108, 115, 77: 108 red, 115 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C734D?

The complementary color is #544D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C734D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C734D color

#6C734D rgb(108, 115, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C734D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.1% green and 30.2% blue (108, 115, 77).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6C734D color codes

HEX	`#6C734D`
RGB	`rgb(108, 115, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, -9.49, 20.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 22.31, 115.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.655, 15.986, 9.386)`
Decimal	`7107405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C734D, 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 #6C734D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C734D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	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 #6C734D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c734d; }
.text { color: #6c734d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c734d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 115 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c734d, #59734d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6C734D?: #6C734D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C734D?: The RGB value is 108, 115, 77: 108 red, 115 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C734D?: The complementary color is #544D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C734D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.