What color is #6A815A?

#6A815A 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 #6A815A?

The RGB value is 106, 129, 90: 106 red, 129 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A815A?

The complementary color is #715A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A815A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A815A color

#6A815A rgb(106, 129, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A815A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.6% green and 35.3% blue (106, 129, 90).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#6A815A color codes

HEX	`#6A815A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 129, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, -15.97, 18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 24.43, 130.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.639, 19.503, 12.611)`
Decimal	`6979930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A815A, 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 #6A815A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A815A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #6A815A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a815a; }
.text { color: #6a815a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a815a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 129 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a815a, #5a815e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A815A?: #6A815A 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 #6A815A?: The RGB value is 106, 129, 90: 106 red, 129 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A815A?: The complementary color is #715A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A815A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.