What color is #6C794E?

#6C794E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C794E?

The RGB value is 108, 121, 78: 108 red, 121 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C794E?

The complementary color is #5B4E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C794E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C794E color

#6C794E rgb(108, 121, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C794E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.5% green and 30.6% blue (108, 121, 78).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#6C794E color codes

HEX	`#6C794E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 121, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.78, -12.68, 22.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.78, 25.41, 119.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.397, 17.413, 9.809)`
Decimal	`7108942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C794E, 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 #6C794E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C794E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #6C794E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c794e; }
.text { color: #6c794e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c794e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 121 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c794e, #57794e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C794E?: #6C794E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C794E?: The RGB value is 108, 121, 78: 108 red, 121 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C794E?: The complementary color is #5B4E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C794E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.