What color is #6A8769?

#6A8769 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8769?

The RGB value is 106, 135, 105: 106 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8769?

The complementary color is #866987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8769?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8769 color

#6A8769 rgb(106, 135, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8769 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 52.9% green and 41.2% blue (106, 135, 105).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6A8769 color codes

HEX	`#6A8769`
RGB	`rgb(106, 135, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 52.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -16.55, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 20.94, 142.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.157, 21.412, 16.591)`
Decimal	`6981481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8769, 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 #6A8769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #6A8769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8769; }
.text { color: #6a8769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 135 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8769, #698777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A8769?: #6A8769 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8769?: The RGB value is 106, 135, 105: 106 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8769?: The complementary color is #866987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8769?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.