What color is #6C7966?

#6C7966 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7966?

The RGB value is 108, 121, 102: 108 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7966?

The complementary color is #736679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7966 color

#6C7966 rgb(108, 121, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C7966 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.5% green and 40% blue (108, 121, 102).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#6C7966 color codes

HEX	`#6C7966`
RGB	`rgb(108, 121, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.28, -8.68, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.28, 12.37, 134.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.42, 17.822, 15.195)`
Decimal	`7108966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7966, 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 #6C7966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #6C7966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7966; }
.text { color: #6c7966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 121 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7966, #66796a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C7966?: #6C7966 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7966?: The RGB value is 108, 121, 102: 108 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7966?: The complementary color is #736679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.