What color is #6D7657?

#6D7657 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 #6D7657?

The RGB value is 109, 118, 87: 109 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7657?

The complementary color is #605776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7657?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7657 color

#6D7657 rgb(109, 118, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7657 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 46.3% green and 34.1% blue (109, 118, 87).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6D7657 color codes

HEX	`#6D7657`
RGB	`rgb(109, 118, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 46.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, -9.22, 16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 18.46, 119.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.505, 16.896, 11.512)`
Decimal	`7173719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7657, 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 #6D7657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #6D7657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7657; }
.text { color: #6d7657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 118 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7657, #5e7657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7657?: #6D7657 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 #6D7657?: The RGB value is 109, 118, 87: 109 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7657?: The complementary color is #605776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7657?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.