What color is #6A8E56?

#6A8E56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8E56?

The RGB value is 106, 142, 86: 106 red, 142 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8E56?

The complementary color is #7A568E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8E56 color

#6A8E56 rgb(106, 142, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8E56 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 55.7% green and 33.7% blue (106, 142, 86).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6A8E56 color codes

HEX	`#6A8E56`
RGB	`rgb(106, 142, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 55.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.16, -23.37, 25.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.16, 34.87, 132.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.296, 23.082, 12.346)`
Decimal	`6983254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8E56, 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 #6A8E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #6A8E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8e56; }
.text { color: #6a8e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 142 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8e56, #568e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6A8E56?: #6A8E56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8E56?: The RGB value is 106, 142, 86: 106 red, 142 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8E56?: The complementary color is #7A568E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.