What color is #6A8A54?

#6A8A54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8A54?

The RGB value is 106, 138, 84: 106 red, 138 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8A54?

The complementary color is #74548A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8A54?

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.

#6A8A54 color

#6A8A54 rgb(106, 138, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8A54 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 54.1% green and 32.9% blue (106, 138, 84).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6A8A54 color codes

HEX	`#6A8A54`
RGB	`rgb(106, 138, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 54.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 39%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.9, -21.63, 25.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.9, 33.32, 130.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.632, 21.881, 11.733)`
Decimal	`6982228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8A54, 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 #6A8A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8A54 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 #6A8A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8a54; }
.text { color: #6a8a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 138 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8a54, #548a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6A8A54?: #6A8A54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8A54?: The RGB value is 106, 138, 84: 106 red, 138 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8A54?: The complementary color is #74548A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8A54?: 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.