What color is #6D7461?

#6D7461 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 #6D7461?

The RGB value is 109, 116, 97: 109 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7461?

The complementary color is #686174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7461 color

#6D7461 rgb(109, 116, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D7461 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.5% green and 38% blue (109, 116, 97).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#6D7461 color codes

HEX	`#6D7461`
RGB	`rgb(109, 116, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.76, -6.38, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.76, 11.54, 123.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.709, 16.605, 13.737)`
Decimal	`7173217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7461, 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 #6D7461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #6D7461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7461; }
.text { color: #6d7461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 116 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7461, #647461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7461?: #6D7461 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 #6D7461?: The RGB value is 109, 116, 97: 109 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7461?: The complementary color is #686174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.