What color is #6B8578?

#6B8578 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8578?

The RGB value is 107, 133, 120: 107 red, 133 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8578?

The complementary color is #856B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8578 color

#6B8578 rgb(107, 133, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8578 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 52.2% green and 47.1% blue (107, 133, 120).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#6B8578 color codes

HEX	`#6B8578`
RGB	`rgb(107, 133, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 52.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, -12.12, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 12.74, 162)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.84, 21.256, 20.929)`
Decimal	`7046520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8578, 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 #6B8578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #6B8578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8578; }
.text { color: #6b8578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 133 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8578, #6b8585); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8578?: #6B8578 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8578?: The RGB value is 107, 133, 120: 107 red, 133 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8578?: The complementary color is #856B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.