What color is #6D725E?

#6D725E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D725E?

The RGB value is 109, 114, 94: 109 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D725E?

The complementary color is #635E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D725E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D725E color

#6D725E rgb(109, 114, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D725E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.7% green and 36.9% blue (109, 114, 94).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#6D725E color codes

HEX	`#6D725E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 114, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, -5.77, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 11.95, 118.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.344, 16.094, 12.938)`
Decimal	`7172702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D725E, 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 #6D725E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D725E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #6D725E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d725e; }
.text { color: #6d725e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d725e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 114 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d725e, #63725e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D725E?: #6D725E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D725E?: The RGB value is 109, 114, 94: 109 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D725E?: The complementary color is #635E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D725E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.