What color is #6A815B?

#6A815B 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 #6A815B?

The RGB value is 106, 129, 91: 106 red, 129 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A815B?

The complementary color is #725B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A815B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A815B color

#6A815B rgb(106, 129, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A815B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.6% green and 35.7% blue (106, 129, 91).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6A815B color codes

HEX	`#6A815B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 129, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.29, -15.81, 17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.29, 23.92, 131.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.682, 19.52, 12.837)`
Decimal	`6979931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A815B, 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 #6A815B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A815B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #6A815B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a815b; }
.text { color: #6a815b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a815b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 129 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a815b, #5b815f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A815B?: #6A815B 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 #6A815B?: The RGB value is 106, 129, 91: 106 red, 129 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A815B?: The complementary color is #725B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A815B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.