What color is #6D735B?

#6D735B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D735B?

The RGB value is 109, 115, 91: 109 red, 115 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D735B?

The complementary color is #615B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D735B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D735B color

#6D735B rgb(109, 115, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D735B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.1% green and 35.7% blue (109, 115, 91).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#6D735B color codes

HEX	`#6D735B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 115, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.32, -6.86, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.32, 14.3, 118.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.326, 16.268, 12.281)`
Decimal	`7172955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D735B, 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 #6D735B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D735B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #6D735B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d735b; }
.text { color: #6d735b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d735b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 115 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d735b, #61735b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D735B?: #6D735B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D735B?: The RGB value is 109, 115, 91: 109 red, 115 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D735B?: The complementary color is #615B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D735B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.