What color is #6C775E?

#6C775E 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 #6C775E?

The RGB value is 108, 119, 94: 108 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C775E?

The complementary color is #695E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C775E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C775E color

#6C775E rgb(108, 119, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C775E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 46.7% green and 36.9% blue (108, 119, 94).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6C775E color codes

HEX	`#6C775E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 119, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 46.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -9.01, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 15.33, 125.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.801, 17.19, 13.126)`
Decimal	`7108446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C775E, 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 #6C775E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C775E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #6C775E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c775e; }
.text { color: #6c775e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c775e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 119 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c775e, #60775e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C775E?: #6C775E 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 #6C775E?: The RGB value is 108, 119, 94: 108 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C775E?: The complementary color is #695E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C775E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.