What color is #6A8551?

#6A8551 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8551?

The RGB value is 106, 133, 81: 106 red, 133 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8551?

The complementary color is #6C5185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8551?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8551 color

#6A8551 rgb(106, 133, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8551 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 52.2% green and 31.8% blue (106, 133, 81).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6A8551 color codes

HEX	`#6A8551`
RGB	`rgb(106, 133, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 52.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 39%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.32, -19.48, 24.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.32, 31.66, 127.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.816, 20.433, 10.894)`
Decimal	`6980945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8551, 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 #6A8551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6A8551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8551; }
.text { color: #6a8551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 133 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8551, #518552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A8551?: #6A8551 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8551?: The RGB value is 106, 133, 81: 106 red, 133 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8551?: The complementary color is #6C5185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8551?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.