What color is #6B866D?

#6B866D 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 #6B866D?

The RGB value is 107, 134, 109: 107 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B866D?

The complementary color is #866B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B866D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B866D color

#6B866D rgb(107, 134, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B866D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 52.5% green and 42.7% blue (107, 134, 109).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#6B866D color codes

HEX	`#6B866D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 134, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 52.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -14.89, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 18.12, 145.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.348, 21.28, 17.658)`
Decimal	`7046765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B866D, 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 #6B866D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B866D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #6B866D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b866d; }
.text { color: #6b866d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b866d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 134 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b866d, #6b867a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B866D?: #6B866D 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 #6B866D?: The RGB value is 107, 134, 109: 107 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B866D?: The complementary color is #866B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B866D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.