What color is #6E7C51?

#6E7C51 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7C51?

The RGB value is 110, 124, 81: 110 red, 124 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7C51?

The complementary color is #5F517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7C51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7C51 color

#6E7C51 rgb(110, 124, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E7C51 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 48.6% green and 31.8% blue (110, 124, 81).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6E7C51 color codes

HEX	`#6E7C51`
RGB	`rgb(110, 124, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 48.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, -13.06, 21.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 25.43, 120.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.123, 18.324, 10.523)`
Decimal	`7240785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7C51, 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 #6E7C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E7C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #6E7C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7c51; }
.text { color: #6e7c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 124 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7c51, #597c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6E7C51?: #6E7C51 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7C51?: The RGB value is 110, 124, 81: 110 red, 124 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7C51?: The complementary color is #5F517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7C51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.