What color is #6A8973?

#6A8973 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 #6A8973?

The RGB value is 106, 137, 115: 106 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8973?

The complementary color is #896A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8973 color

#6A8973 rgb(106, 137, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8973 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.7% green and 45.1% blue (106, 137, 115).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#6A8973 color codes

HEX	`#6A8973`
RGB	`rgb(106, 137, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, -15.68, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 17.72, 152.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.983, 22.193, 19.552)`
Decimal	`6982003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8973, 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 #6A8973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #6A8973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8973; }
.text { color: #6a8973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 137 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8973, #6a8982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A8973?: #6A8973 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 #6A8973?: The RGB value is 106, 137, 115: 106 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8973?: The complementary color is #896A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.