What color is #6C7F6B?

#6C7F6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7F6B?

The RGB value is 108, 127, 107: 108 red, 127 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7F6B?

The complementary color is #7E6B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7F6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7F6B color

#6C7F6B rgb(108, 127, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C7F6B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49.8% green and 42% blue (108, 127, 107).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6C7F6B color codes

HEX	`#6C7F6B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 127, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, -11.08, 8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 14.01, 142.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.427, 19.428, 16.792)`
Decimal	`7110507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7F6B, 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 #6C7F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #6C7F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7f6b; }
.text { color: #6c7f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 127 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7f6b, #6b7f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C7F6B?: #6C7F6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7F6B?: The RGB value is 108, 127, 107: 108 red, 127 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7F6B?: The complementary color is #7E6B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7F6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.