What color is #6E7A53?

#6E7A53 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 #6E7A53?

The RGB value is 110, 122, 83: 110 red, 122 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7A53?

The complementary color is #5F537A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7A53?

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.

#6E7A53 color

#6E7A53 rgb(110, 122, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E7A53 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.8% green and 32.5% blue (110, 122, 83).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E7A53 color codes

HEX	`#6E7A53`
RGB	`rgb(110, 122, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 32%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, -11.66, 19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 23.09, 120.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.951, 17.859, 10.841)`
Decimal	`7240275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7A53, 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 #6E7A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7A53 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 #6E7A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7a53; }
.text { color: #6e7a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 122 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7a53, #5b7a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7A53?: #6E7A53 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 #6E7A53?: The RGB value is 110, 122, 83: 110 red, 122 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7A53?: The complementary color is #5F537A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7A53?: 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.