What color is #6B836F?

#6B836F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B836F?

The RGB value is 107, 131, 111: 107 red, 131 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B836F?

The complementary color is #836B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B836F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B836F color

#6B836F rgb(107, 131, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B836F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 51.4% green and 43.5% blue (107, 131, 111).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#6B836F color codes

HEX	`#6B836F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 131, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 51.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, -12.87, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 15.14, 148.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.048, 20.506, 18.096)`
Decimal	`7045999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B836F, 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 #6B836F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B836F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #6B836F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b836f; }
.text { color: #6b836f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b836f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 131 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b836f, #6b837b); }

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Questions

What color is #6B836F?: #6B836F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B836F?: The RGB value is 107, 131, 111: 107 red, 131 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B836F?: The complementary color is #836B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B836F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.