What color is #6D7A4C?

#6D7A4C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7A4C?

The RGB value is 109, 122, 76: 109 red, 122 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7A4C?

The complementary color is #594C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7A4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7A4C color

#6D7A4C rgb(109, 122, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7A4C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.8% green and 29.8% blue (109, 122, 76).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#6D7A4C color codes

HEX	`#6D7A4C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 122, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 38%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 38%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, -13.09, 23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 27.01, 119)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.571, 17.692, 9.483)`
Decimal	`7174732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7A4C, 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 #6D7A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #6D7A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7a4c; }
.text { color: #6d7a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 122 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7a4c, #567a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D7A4C?: #6D7A4C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7A4C?: The RGB value is 109, 122, 76: 109 red, 122 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7A4C?: The complementary color is #594C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7A4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.