What color is #6B8876?

#6B8876 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8876?

The RGB value is 107, 136, 118: 107 red, 136 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8876?

The complementary color is #886B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8876?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8876 color

#6B8876 rgb(107, 136, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8876 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 53.3% green and 46.3% blue (107, 136, 118).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#6B8876 color codes

HEX	`#6B8876`
RGB	`rgb(107, 136, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 53.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.07, -14.17, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.07, 15.51, 156.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.137, 22.042, 20.435)`
Decimal	`7047286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8876, 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 #6B8876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #6B8876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8876; }
.text { color: #6b8876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 136 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8876, #6b8884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8876?: #6B8876 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8876?: The RGB value is 107, 136, 118: 107 red, 136 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8876?: The complementary color is #886B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8876?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.