What color is #6A8664?

#6A8664 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8664?

The RGB value is 106, 134, 100: 106 red, 134 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8664?

The complementary color is #806486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8664?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8664 color

#6A8664 rgb(106, 134, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8664 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 52.5% green and 39.2% blue (106, 134, 100).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#6A8664 color codes

HEX	`#6A8664`
RGB	`rgb(106, 134, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 52.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, -16.93, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 22.7, 138.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.769, 21.034, 15.231)`
Decimal	`6981220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8664, 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 #6A8664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #6A8664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8664; }
.text { color: #6a8664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 134 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8664, #64866f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A8664?: #6A8664 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8664?: The RGB value is 106, 134, 100: 106 red, 134 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8664?: The complementary color is #806486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8664?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.