What color is #6F795F?

#6F795F 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 #6F795F?

The RGB value is 111, 121, 95: 111 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F795F?

The complementary color is #695F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F795F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F795F color

#6F795F rgb(111, 121, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F795F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.5% green and 37.3% blue (111, 121, 95).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6F795F color codes

HEX	`#6F795F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 121, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.35, -8.76, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.35, 15.71, 123.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.458, 17.88, 13.461)`
Decimal	`7305567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F795F, 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 #6F795F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F795F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #6F795F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f795f; }
.text { color: #6f795f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f795f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 121 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f795f, #62795f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F795F?: #6F795F 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 #6F795F?: The RGB value is 111, 121, 95: 111 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F795F?: The complementary color is #695F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F795F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.