What color is #6A8F67?

#6A8F67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8F67?

The RGB value is 106, 143, 103: 106 red, 143 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8F67?

The complementary color is #8C678F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8F67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8F67 color

#6A8F67 rgb(106, 143, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8F67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 56.1% green and 40.4% blue (106, 143, 103).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#6A8F67 color codes

HEX	`#6A8F67`
RGB	`rgb(106, 143, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 56.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -21.11, 17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 27.26, 140.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.214, 23.688, 16.442)`
Decimal	`6983527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8F67, 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 #6A8F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #6A8F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8f67; }
.text { color: #6a8f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 143 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8f67, #678f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6A8F67?: #6A8F67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8F67?: The RGB value is 106, 143, 103: 106 red, 143 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8F67?: The complementary color is #8C678F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8F67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.