What color is #6D7D59?

#6D7D59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7D59?

The RGB value is 109, 125, 89: 109 red, 125 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7D59?

The complementary color is #69597D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7D59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7D59 color

#6D7D59 rgb(109, 125, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7D59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 49% green and 34.9% blue (109, 125, 89).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6D7D59 color codes

HEX	`#6D7D59`
RGB	`rgb(109, 125, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 49%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.26, -12.78, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.26, 21.86, 125.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.443, 18.64, 12.233)`
Decimal	`7175513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7D59, 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 #6D7D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #6D7D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7d59; }
.text { color: #6d7d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 125 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7d59, #5b7d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D7D59?: #6D7D59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7D59?: The RGB value is 109, 125, 89: 109 red, 125 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7D59?: The complementary color is #69597D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7D59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.