What color is #6B8674?

#6B8674 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 #6B8674?

The RGB value is 107, 134, 116: 107 red, 134 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8674?

The complementary color is #866B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8674 color

#6B8674 rgb(107, 134, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8674 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 52.5% green and 45.5% blue (107, 134, 116).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6B8674 color codes

HEX	`#6B8674`
RGB	`rgb(107, 134, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 52.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, -13.5, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 15, 154.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.74, 21.436, 19.723)`
Decimal	`7046772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8674, 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 #6B8674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #6B8674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8674; }
.text { color: #6b8674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 134 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8674, #6b8682); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8674?: #6B8674 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 #6B8674?: The RGB value is 107, 134, 116: 107 red, 134 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8674?: The complementary color is #866B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.