What color is #6D7256?

#6D7256 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7256?

The RGB value is 109, 114, 86: 109 red, 114 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7256?

The complementary color is #5B5672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7256?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7256 color

#6D7256 rgb(109, 114, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7256 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.7% green and 33.7% blue (109, 114, 86).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6D7256 color codes

HEX	`#6D7256`
RGB	`rgb(109, 114, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, -7.12, 14.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 16.54, 115.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.004, 15.958, 11.145)`
Decimal	`7172694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7256, 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 #6D7256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	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 #6D7256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7256; }
.text { color: #6d7256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 114 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7256, #5f7256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7256?: #6D7256 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7256?: The RGB value is 109, 114, 86: 109 red, 114 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7256?: The complementary color is #5B5672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7256?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.