What color is #6C9077?

#6C9077 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9077?

The RGB value is 108, 144, 119: 108 red, 144 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9077?

The complementary color is #906C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9077?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9077 color

#6C9077 rgb(108, 144, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9077 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 56.5% green and 46.7% blue (108, 144, 119).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#6C9077 color codes

HEX	`#6C9077`
RGB	`rgb(108, 144, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 56.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, -17.89, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 20.15, 152.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.486, 24.466, 21.145)`
Decimal	`7114871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9077, 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 #6C9077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #6C9077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9077; }
.text { color: #6c9077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 144 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9077, #6c9089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C9077?: #6C9077 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9077?: The RGB value is 108, 144, 119: 108 red, 144 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9077?: The complementary color is #906C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9077?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.