What color is #6C7445?

#6C7445 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7445?

The RGB value is 108, 116, 69: 108 red, 116 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7445?

The complementary color is #4D4574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7445?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7445 color

#6C7445 rgb(108, 116, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C7445 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.5% green and 27.1% blue (108, 116, 69).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 25% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6C7445 color codes

HEX	`#6C7445`
RGB	`rgb(108, 116, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 25%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 41%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, -11.15, 24.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 27.34, 114.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.504, 16.109, 8.027)`
Decimal	`7107653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7445, 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 #6C7445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #6C7445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7445; }
.text { color: #6c7445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 116 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7445, #557445); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6C7445?: #6C7445 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7445?: The RGB value is 108, 116, 69: 108 red, 116 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7445?: The complementary color is #4D4574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7445?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.