What color is #6C7F44?

#6C7F44 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7F44?

The RGB value is 108, 127, 68: 108 red, 127 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7F44?

The complementary color is #57447F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7F44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7F44 color

#6C7F44 rgb(108, 127, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C7F44 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49.8% green and 26.7% blue (108, 127, 68).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#6C7F44 color codes

HEX	`#6C7F44`
RGB	`rgb(108, 127, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 46%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.43, -17.25, 29.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.43, 34.34, 120.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.817, 18.784, 8.313)`
Decimal	`7110468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7F44, 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 #6C7F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #6C7F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7f44; }
.text { color: #6c7f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 127 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7f44, #4e7f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C7F44?: #6C7F44 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7F44?: The RGB value is 108, 127, 68: 108 red, 127 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7F44?: The complementary color is #57447F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7F44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.