What color is #6A8356?

#6A8356 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8356?

The RGB value is 106, 131, 86: 106 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8356?

The complementary color is #6F5683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8356?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8356 color

#6A8356 rgb(106, 131, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8356 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 51.4% green and 33.7% blue (106, 131, 86).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6A8356 color codes

HEX	`#6A8356`
RGB	`rgb(106, 131, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 51.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, -17.68, 21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 27.81, 129.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.74, 19.968, 11.827)`
Decimal	`6980438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8356, 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 #6A8356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #6A8356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8356; }
.text { color: #6a8356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 131 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8356, #568359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A8356?: #6A8356 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8356?: The RGB value is 106, 131, 86: 106 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8356?: The complementary color is #6F5683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8356?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.