What color is #6F7358?

#6F7358 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7358?

The RGB value is 111, 115, 88: 111 red, 115 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7358?

The complementary color is #5C5873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7358 color

#6F7358 rgb(111, 115, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F7358 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 45.1% green and 34.5% blue (111, 115, 88).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#6F7358 color codes

HEX	`#6F7358`
RGB	`rgb(111, 115, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 45.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, -6.54, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 15.88, 114.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.448, 16.346, 11.625)`
Decimal	`7304024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7358, 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 #6F7358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #6F7358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7358; }
.text { color: #6f7358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 115 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7358, #627358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7358?: #6F7358 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7358?: The RGB value is 111, 115, 88: 111 red, 115 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7358?: The complementary color is #5C5873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.