What color is #6D7638?

#6D7638 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7638?

The RGB value is 109, 118, 56: 109 red, 118 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7638?

The complementary color is #413876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7638 color

#6D7638 rgb(109, 118, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7638 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 46.3% green and 22% blue (109, 118, 56).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6D7638 color codes

HEX	`#6D7638`
RGB	`rgb(109, 118, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 46.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 53%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, -13.33, 32.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 35.3, 112.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.499, 16.494, 6.213)`
Decimal	`7173688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7638, 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 #6D7638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #6D7638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7638; }
.text { color: #6d7638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 118 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7638, #4e7638); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6D7638?: #6D7638 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7638?: The RGB value is 109, 118, 56: 109 red, 118 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7638?: The complementary color is #413876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.