What color is #6A876A?

#6A876A 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 #6A876A?

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

What is the complementary color of #6A876A?

The complementary color is #876A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A876A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A876A color

#6A876A rgb(106, 135, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A876A is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6A876A color codes

HEX	`#6A876A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 135, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 52.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, -16.36, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 20.46, 143.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.209, 21.432, 16.863)`
Decimal	`6981482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A876A, 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 #6A876A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A876A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #6A876A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a876a; }
.text { color: #6a876a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a876a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 135 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a876a, #6a8778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A876A?: #6A876A 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 #6A876A?: The RGB value is 106, 135, 106: 106 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A876A?: The complementary color is #876A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A876A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.