What color is #6D794F?

#6D794F 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 #6D794F?

The RGB value is 109, 121, 79: 109 red, 121 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D794F?

The complementary color is #5B4F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D794F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D794F color

#6D794F rgb(109, 121, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D794F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.5% green and 31% blue (109, 121, 79).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#6D794F color codes

HEX	`#6D794F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 121, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.87, -12.12, 21.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.87, 24.77, 119.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.555, 17.49, 10.005)`
Decimal	`7174479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D794F, 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 #6D794F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D794F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #6D794F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d794f; }
.text { color: #6d794f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d794f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 121 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d794f, #58794f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D794F?: #6D794F 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 #6D794F?: The RGB value is 109, 121, 79: 109 red, 121 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D794F?: The complementary color is #5B4F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D794F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.