What color is #6A8064?

#6A8064 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8064?

The RGB value is 106, 128, 100: 106 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8064?

The complementary color is #7A6480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8064 color

#6A8064 rgb(106, 128, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8064 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.2% green and 39.2% blue (106, 128, 100).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#6A8064 color codes

HEX	`#6A8064`
RGB	`rgb(106, 128, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, -13.7, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 18.62, 137.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.963, 19.422, 14.962)`
Decimal	`6979684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8064, 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 #6A8064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #6A8064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8064; }
.text { color: #6a8064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 128 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8064, #64806c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A8064?: #6A8064 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8064?: The RGB value is 106, 128, 100: 106 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8064?: The complementary color is #7A6480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.