What color is #6A825E?

#6A825E 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 #6A825E?

The RGB value is 106, 130, 94: 106 red, 130 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A825E?

The complementary color is #765E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A825E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A825E color

#6A825E rgb(106, 130, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A825E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 51% green and 36.9% blue (106, 130, 94).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6A825E color codes

HEX	`#6A825E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 130, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 51%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, -15.84, 16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 23.03, 133.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.946, 19.837, 13.576)`
Decimal	`6980190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A825E, 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 #6A825E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A825E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #6A825E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a825e; }
.text { color: #6a825e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a825e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 130 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a825e, #5e8264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A825E?: #6A825E 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 #6A825E?: The RGB value is 106, 130, 94: 106 red, 130 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A825E?: The complementary color is #765E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A825E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.