What color is #6A803A?

#6A803A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A803A?

The RGB value is 106, 128, 58: 106 red, 128 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A803A?

The complementary color is #503A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A803A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A803A color

#6A803A rgb(106, 128, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A803A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.2% green and 22.7% blue (106, 128, 58).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 38% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#6A803A color codes

HEX	`#6A803A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 128, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 38%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 55%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 55%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, -19.76, 34.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 40.16, 119.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.427, 18.808, 6.872)`
Decimal	`6979642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A803A, 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 #6A803A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A803A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #6A803A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a803a; }
.text { color: #6a803a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a803a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 128 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a803a, #47803a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #6A803A?: #6A803A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A803A?: The RGB value is 106, 128, 58: 106 red, 128 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A803A?: The complementary color is #503A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A803A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.