What color is #6C7458?

#6C7458 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7458?

The RGB value is 108, 116, 88: 108 red, 116 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7458?

The complementary color is #605874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7458 color

#6C7458 rgb(108, 116, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C7458 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.5% green and 34.5% blue (108, 116, 88).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#6C7458 color codes

HEX	`#6C7458`
RGB	`rgb(108, 116, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.47, -8.34, 14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.47, 16.73, 119.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.191, 16.384, 11.645)`
Decimal	`7107672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7458, 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 #6C7458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #6C7458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7458; }
.text { color: #6c7458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 116 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7458, #5e7458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7458?: #6C7458 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7458?: The RGB value is 108, 116, 88: 108 red, 116 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7458?: The complementary color is #605874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.