What color is #6D7D69?

#6D7D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7D69?

The RGB value is 109, 125, 105: 109 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7D69?

The complementary color is #79697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7D69 color

#6D7D69 rgb(109, 125, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D7D69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 49% green and 41.2% blue (109, 125, 105).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#6D7D69 color codes

HEX	`#6D7D69`
RGB	`rgb(109, 125, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 49%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.61, -9.97, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.61, 13.4, 138.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.19, 18.938, 16.164)`
Decimal	`7175529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7D69, 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 #6D7D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #6D7D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7d69; }
.text { color: #6d7d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 125 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7d69, #697d6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D7D69?: #6D7D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7D69?: The RGB value is 109, 125, 105: 109 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7D69?: The complementary color is #79697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.