What color is #6A8F51?

#6A8F51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8F51?

The RGB value is 106, 143, 81: 106 red, 143 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8F51?

The complementary color is #76518F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8F51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8F51 color

#6A8F51 rgb(106, 143, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8F51 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 56.1% green and 31.8% blue (106, 143, 81).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6A8F51 color codes

HEX	`#6A8F51`
RGB	`rgb(106, 143, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 56.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.38, -24.59, 28.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.38, 37.94, 130.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.251, 23.303, 11.372)`
Decimal	`6983505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8F51, 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 #6A8F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #6A8F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8f51; }
.text { color: #6a8f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 143 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8f51, #518f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #6A8F51?: #6A8F51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8F51?: The RGB value is 106, 143, 81: 106 red, 143 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8F51?: The complementary color is #76518F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8F51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.