What color is #6E7859?

#6E7859 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 #6E7859?

The RGB value is 110, 120, 89: 110 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7859?

The complementary color is #635978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7859 color

#6E7859 rgb(110, 120, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E7859 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.1% green and 34.9% blue (110, 120, 89).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#6E7859 color codes

HEX	`#6E7859`
RGB	`rgb(110, 120, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.85, -9.61, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.85, 18.51, 121.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.95, 17.469, 12.034)`
Decimal	`7239769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7859, 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 #6E7859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #6E7859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7859; }
.text { color: #6e7859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 120 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7859, #5e7859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7859?: #6E7859 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 #6E7859?: The RGB value is 110, 120, 89: 110 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7859?: The complementary color is #635978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.