What color is #6E7961?

#6E7961 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 #6E7961?

The RGB value is 110, 121, 97: 110 red, 121 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7961?

The complementary color is #6C6179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7961 color

#6E7961 rgb(110, 121, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E7961 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.5% green and 38% blue (110, 121, 97).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#6E7961 color codes

HEX	`#6E7961`
RGB	`rgb(110, 121, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, -8.81, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 14.74, 126.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.425, 17.853, 13.94)`
Decimal	`7240033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7961, 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 #6E7961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #6E7961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7961; }
.text { color: #6e7961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 121 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7961, #627961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7961?: #6E7961 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 #6E7961?: The RGB value is 110, 121, 97: 110 red, 121 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7961?: The complementary color is #6C6179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.