What color is #6D734A?

#6D734A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D734A?

The RGB value is 109, 115, 74: 109 red, 115 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D734A?

The complementary color is #504A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D734A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D734A color

#6D734A rgb(109, 115, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D734A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.1% green and 29% blue (109, 115, 74).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6D734A color codes

HEX	`#6D734A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 115, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, -9.49, 21.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 23.93, 113.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.673, 16.007, 8.847)`
Decimal	`7172938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D734A, 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 #6D734A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D734A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #6D734A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d734a; }
.text { color: #6d734a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d734a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 115 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d734a, #59734a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6D734A?: #6D734A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D734A?: The RGB value is 109, 115, 74: 109 red, 115 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D734A?: The complementary color is #504A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D734A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.