What color is #6B8047?

#6B8047 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8047?

The RGB value is 107, 128, 71: 107 red, 128 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8047?

The complementary color is #5C4780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8047?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8047 color

#6B8047 rgb(107, 128, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8047 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 50.2% green and 27.8% blue (107, 128, 71).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6B8047 color codes

HEX	`#6B8047`
RGB	`rgb(107, 128, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 50.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 45%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.71, -17.82, 28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.71, 33.53, 122.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.92, 19.019, 8.845)`
Decimal	`7045191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8047, 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 #6B8047	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8047 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #6B8047 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8047; }
.text { color: #6b8047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8047; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 128 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8047, #4f8047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6B8047?: #6B8047 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8047?: The RGB value is 107, 128, 71: 107 red, 128 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8047?: The complementary color is #5C4780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8047?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.