What color is #6A8967?

#6A8967 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8967?

The RGB value is 106, 137, 103: 106 red, 137 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8967?

The complementary color is #866789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8967?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8967 color

#6A8967 rgb(106, 137, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8967 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.7% green and 40.4% blue (106, 137, 103).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#6A8967 color codes

HEX	`#6A8967`
RGB	`rgb(106, 137, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -17.98, 14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 23.25, 140.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.337, 21.934, 16.15)`
Decimal	`6981991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8967, 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 #6A8967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #6A8967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8967; }
.text { color: #6a8967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 137 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8967, #678975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A8967?: #6A8967 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8967?: The RGB value is 106, 137, 103: 106 red, 137 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8967?: The complementary color is #866789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8967?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.