What color is #6D7941?

#6D7941 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 #6D7941?

The RGB value is 109, 121, 65: 109 red, 121 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7941?

The complementary color is #4D4179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7941 color

#6D7941 rgb(109, 121, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7941 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.5% green and 25.5% blue (109, 121, 65).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 53% 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 4.71:1).

#6D7941 color codes

HEX	`#6D7941`
RGB	`rgb(109, 121, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 46%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.65, -13.97, 29.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.65, 32.3, 115.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.098, 17.308, 7.598)`
Decimal	`7174465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7941, 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 #6D7941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #6D7941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7941; }
.text { color: #6d7941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 121 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7941, #517941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6D7941?: #6D7941 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 #6D7941?: The RGB value is 109, 121, 65: 109 red, 121 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7941?: The complementary color is #4D4179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.