What color is #6C7E37?

#6C7E37 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7E37?

The RGB value is 108, 126, 55: 108 red, 126 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7E37?

The complementary color is #49377E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7E37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7E37 color

#6C7E37 rgb(108, 126, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C7E37 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49.4% green and 21.6% blue (108, 126, 55).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 39% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C7E37 color codes

HEX	`#6C7E37`
RGB	`rgb(108, 126, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 39%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 56%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 56%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, -18.17, 35.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 40.26, 116.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.335, 18.386, 6.407)`
Decimal	`7110199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7E37, 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 #6C7E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #6C7E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7e37; }
.text { color: #6c7e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 126 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7e37, #497e37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Avocado.

Questions

What color is #6C7E37?: #6C7E37 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7E37?: The RGB value is 108, 126, 55: 108 red, 126 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7E37?: The complementary color is #49377E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7E37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.