What color is #6F7356?

#6F7356 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7356?

The RGB value is 111, 115, 86: 111 red, 115 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7356?

The complementary color is #5A5673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7356 color

#6F7356 rgb(111, 115, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F7356 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.1% green and 33.7% blue (111, 115, 86).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#6F7356 color codes

HEX	`#6F7356`
RGB	`rgb(111, 115, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.38, -6.86, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.38, 17.03, 113.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.366, 16.313, 11.194)`
Decimal	`7304022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7356, 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 #6F7356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #6F7356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7356; }
.text { color: #6f7356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 115 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7356, #617356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7356?: #6F7356 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7356?: The RGB value is 111, 115, 86: 111 red, 115 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7356?: The complementary color is #5A5673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.