What color is #6D7646?

#6D7646 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7646?

The RGB value is 109, 118, 70: 109 red, 118 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7646?

The complementary color is #4F4676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7646 color

#6D7646 rgb(109, 118, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7646 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 46.3% green and 27.5% blue (109, 118, 70).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#6D7646 color codes

HEX	`#6D7646`
RGB	`rgb(109, 118, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 46.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 41%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 41%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.82, -11.7, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.82, 27.89, 114.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.891, 16.65, 8.275)`
Decimal	`7173702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7646, 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 #6D7646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #6D7646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7646; }
.text { color: #6d7646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 118 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7646, #557646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6D7646?: #6D7646 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7646?: The RGB value is 109, 118, 70: 109 red, 118 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7646?: The complementary color is #4F4676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.