What color is #6C7863?

#6C7863 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7863?

The RGB value is 108, 120, 99: 108 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7863?

The complementary color is #6F6378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7863 color

#6C7863 rgb(108, 120, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C7863 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.1% green and 38.8% blue (108, 120, 99).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6C7863 color codes

HEX	`#6C7863`
RGB	`rgb(108, 120, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, -8.67, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 13.28, 130.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.153, 17.522, 14.386)`
Decimal	`7108707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7863, 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 #6C7863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #6C7863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7863; }
.text { color: #6c7863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 120 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7863, #637865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C7863?: #6C7863 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7863?: The RGB value is 108, 120, 99: 108 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7863?: The complementary color is #6F6378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.