What color is #6B8061?

#6B8061 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8061?

The RGB value is 107, 128, 97: 107 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8061?

The complementary color is #766180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8061?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8061 color

#6B8061 rgb(107, 128, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8061 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 50.2% green and 38% blue (107, 128, 97).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6B8061 color codes

HEX	`#6B8061`
RGB	`rgb(107, 128, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 50.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, -13.85, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 19.96, 133.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.94, 19.427, 14.217)`
Decimal	`7045217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8061, 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 #6B8061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #6B8061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8061; }
.text { color: #6b8061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 128 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8061, #618066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B8061?: #6B8061 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8061?: The RGB value is 107, 128, 97: 107 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8061?: The complementary color is #766180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8061?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.