What color is #6A8544?

#6A8544 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8544?

The RGB value is 106, 133, 68: 106 red, 133 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8544?

The complementary color is #5F4485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8544?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8544 color

#6A8544 rgb(106, 133, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8544 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 52.2% green and 26.7% blue (106, 133, 68).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#6A8544 color codes

HEX	`#6A8544`
RGB	`rgb(106, 133, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 52.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 49%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 49%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, -21.21, 31.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 38.19, 123.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.375, 20.256, 8.568)`
Decimal	`6980932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8544, 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 #6A8544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #6A8544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8544; }
.text { color: #6a8544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 133 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8544, #4a8544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #6A8544?: #6A8544 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8544?: The RGB value is 106, 133, 68: 106 red, 133 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8544?: The complementary color is #5F4485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8544?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.