What color is #6B8241?

#6B8241 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 #6B8241?

The RGB value is 107, 130, 65: 107 red, 130 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8241?

The complementary color is #584182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8241?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8241 color

#6B8241 rgb(107, 130, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8241 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 51% green and 25.5% blue (107, 130, 65).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6B8241 color codes

HEX	`#6B8241`
RGB	`rgb(107, 130, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 51%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, -19.61, 32.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 37.76, 121.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15, 19.473, 7.968)`
Decimal	`7045697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8241, 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 #6B8241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #6B8241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8241; }
.text { color: #6b8241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 130 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8241, #4b8241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #6B8241?: #6B8241 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 #6B8241?: The RGB value is 107, 130, 65: 107 red, 130 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8241?: The complementary color is #584182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8241?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.