What color is #6F7744?

#6F7744 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7744?

The RGB value is 111, 119, 68: 111 red, 119 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7744?

The complementary color is #4C4477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7744?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7744 color

#6F7744 rgb(111, 119, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F7744 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.7% green and 26.7% blue (111, 119, 68).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#6F7744 color codes

HEX	`#6F7744`
RGB	`rgb(111, 119, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, -11.65, 27.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 29.41, 113.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.196, 16.991, 7.999)`
Decimal	`7305028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7744, 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 #6F7744	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7744 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #6F7744 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7744; }
.text { color: #6f7744; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7744; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 119 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7744, #567744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F7744?: #6F7744 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7744?: The RGB value is 111, 119, 68: 111 red, 119 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7744?: The complementary color is #4C4477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7744?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.