What color is #6B8861?

#6B8861 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8861?

The RGB value is 107, 136, 97: 107 red, 136 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8861?

The complementary color is #7E6188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8861?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8861 color

#6B8861 rgb(107, 136, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8861 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 53.3% green and 38% blue (107, 136, 97).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#6B8861 color codes

HEX	`#6B8861`
RGB	`rgb(107, 136, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 53.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.6, -18.14, 17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.6, 25.33, 135.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.025, 21.597, 14.579)`
Decimal	`7047265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8861, 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 #6B8861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #6B8861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8861; }
.text { color: #6b8861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 136 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8861, #61886a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6B8861?: #6B8861 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8861?: The RGB value is 107, 136, 97: 107 red, 136 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8861?: The complementary color is #7E6188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8861?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.