What color is #6A8872?

#6A8872 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8872?

The RGB value is 106, 136, 114: 106 red, 136 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8872?

The complementary color is #886A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8872 color

#6A8872 rgb(106, 136, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8872 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.3% green and 44.7% blue (106, 136, 114).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6A8872 color codes

HEX	`#6A8872`
RGB	`rgb(106, 136, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, -15.34, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 17.48, 151.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.784, 21.887, 19.204)`
Decimal	`6981746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8872, 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 #6A8872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #6A8872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8872; }
.text { color: #6a8872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 136 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8872, #6a8881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A8872?: #6A8872 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8872?: The RGB value is 106, 136, 114: 106 red, 136 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8872?: The complementary color is #886A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.