What color is #6A8073?

#6A8073 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8073?

The RGB value is 106, 128, 115: 106 red, 128 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8073?

The complementary color is #806A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8073?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8073 color

#6A8073 rgb(106, 128, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8073 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.2% green and 45.1% blue (106, 128, 115).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#6A8073 color codes

HEX	`#6A8073`
RGB	`rgb(106, 128, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, -10.77, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 11.63, 157.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.757, 19.74, 19.144)`
Decimal	`6979699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8073, 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 #6A8073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #6A8073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8073; }
.text { color: #6a8073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 128 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8073, #6a807e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A8073?: #6A8073 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8073?: The RGB value is 106, 128, 115: 106 red, 128 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8073?: The complementary color is #806A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8073?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.