What color is #6E775D?

#6E775D 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 #6E775D?

The RGB value is 110, 119, 93: 110 red, 119 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E775D?

The complementary color is #665D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E775D?

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

#6E775D color

#6E775D rgb(110, 119, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E775D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 46.7% green and 36.5% blue (110, 119, 93).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

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

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

#6E775D color codes

HEX	`#6E775D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 119, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 46.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, -8.38, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 15.64, 122.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.003, 17.299, 12.902)`
Decimal	`7239517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E775D, 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 #6E775D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E775D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	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 #6E775D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e775d; }
.text { color: #6e775d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e775d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 119 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e775d, #61775d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E775D?: #6E775D 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 #6E775D?: The RGB value is 110, 119, 93: 110 red, 119 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E775D?: The complementary color is #665D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E775D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.