What color is #6D7C63?

#6D7C63 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7C63?

The RGB value is 109, 124, 99: 109 red, 124 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7C63?

The complementary color is #72637C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7C63?

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

#6D7C63 color

#6D7C63 rgb(109, 124, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7C63 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 48.6% green and 38.8% blue (109, 124, 99).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#6D7C63 color codes

HEX	`#6D7C63`
RGB	`rgb(109, 124, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 48.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 20%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, -10.52, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 15.84, 131.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.766, 18.567, 14.555)`
Decimal	`7175267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7C63, 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 #6D7C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #6D7C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7c63; }
.text { color: #6d7c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 124 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7c63, #637c66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7C63?: #6D7C63 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7C63?: The RGB value is 109, 124, 99: 109 red, 124 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7C63?: The complementary color is #72637C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7C63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.