What color is #6C745D?

#6C745D 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 #6C745D?

The RGB value is 108, 116, 93: 108 red, 116 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C745D?

The complementary color is #655D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C745D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C745D color

#6C745D rgb(108, 116, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C745D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 45.5% green and 36.5% blue (108, 116, 93).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6C745D color codes

HEX	`#6C745D`
RGB	`rgb(108, 116, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 45.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.58, -7.49, 11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.58, 13.91, 122.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.405, 16.469, 12.774)`
Decimal	`7107677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C745D, 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 #6C745D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C745D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #6C745D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c745d; }
.text { color: #6c745d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c745d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 116 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c745d, #61745d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C745D?: #6C745D 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 #6C745D?: The RGB value is 108, 116, 93: 108 red, 116 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C745D?: The complementary color is #655D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C745D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.