What color is #6A8950?

#6A8950 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8950?

The RGB value is 106, 137, 80: 106 red, 137 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8950?

The complementary color is #6F5089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8950?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8950 color

#6A8950 rgb(106, 137, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8950 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.7% green and 31.4% blue (106, 137, 80).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6A8950 color codes

HEX	`#6A8950`
RGB	`rgb(106, 137, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 42%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, -21.69, 27.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 34.68, 128.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.337, 21.534, 10.884)`
Decimal	`6981968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8950, 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 #6A8950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #6A8950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8950; }
.text { color: #6a8950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 137 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8950, #508953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A8950?: #6A8950 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8950?: The RGB value is 106, 137, 80: 106 red, 137 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8950?: The complementary color is #6F5089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8950?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.