What color is #6D793A?

#6D793A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D793A?

The RGB value is 109, 121, 58: 109 red, 121 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D793A?

The complementary color is #463A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D793A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D793A color

#6D793A rgb(109, 121, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D793A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.5% green and 22.7% blue (109, 121, 58).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 35% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Look (#727736), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6D793A color codes

HEX	`#6D793A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 121, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 35%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 52%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 52%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.55, -14.76, 32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.55, 35.92, 114.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.908, 17.232, 6.596)`
Decimal	`7174458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D793A, 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 #6D793A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D793A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #6D793A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d793a; }
.text { color: #6d793a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d793a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 121 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d793a, #4d793a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6D793A?: #6D793A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Jungle Look. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D793A?: The RGB value is 109, 121, 58: 109 red, 121 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D793A?: The complementary color is #463A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D793A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.