What color is #6D7B53?

#6D7B53 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 #6D7B53?

The RGB value is 109, 123, 83: 109 red, 123 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7B53?

The complementary color is #61537B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7B53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7B53 color

#6D7B53 rgb(109, 123, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7B53 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 48.2% green and 32.5% blue (109, 123, 83).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6D7B53 color codes

HEX	`#6D7B53`
RGB	`rgb(109, 123, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 48.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, -12.62, 20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 23.83, 121.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.951, 18.042, 10.877)`
Decimal	`7174995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7B53, 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 #6D7B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #6D7B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7b53; }
.text { color: #6d7b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 123 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7b53, #597b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D7B53?: #6D7B53 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 #6D7B53?: The RGB value is 109, 123, 83: 109 red, 123 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7B53?: The complementary color is #61537B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7B53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.