What color is #6A8C68?

#6A8C68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8C68?

The RGB value is 106, 140, 104: 106 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8C68?

The complementary color is #8A688C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8C68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8C68 color

#6A8C68 rgb(106, 140, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8C68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 54.9% green and 40.8% blue (106, 140, 104).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6A8C68 color codes

HEX	`#6A8C68`
RGB	`rgb(106, 140, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 54.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, -19.37, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 24.78, 141.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.82, 22.819, 16.56)`
Decimal	`6982760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8C68, 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 #6A8C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #6A8C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8c68; }
.text { color: #6a8c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 140 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8c68, #688c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6A8C68?: #6A8C68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8C68?: The RGB value is 106, 140, 104: 106 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8C68?: The complementary color is #8A688C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8C68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.