What color is #6B896B?

#6B896B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B896B?

The RGB value is 107, 137, 107: 107 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B896B?

The complementary color is #896B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B896B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B896B color

#6B896B rgb(107, 137, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B896B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 53.7% green and 42% blue (107, 137, 107).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6B896B color codes

HEX	`#6B896B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 137, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 53.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, -16.87, 12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 21.11, 143.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.662, 22.078, 17.238)`
Decimal	`7047531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B896B, 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 #6B896B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B896B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #6B896B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b896b; }
.text { color: #6b896b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b896b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 137 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b896b, #6b897a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B896B?: #6B896B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B896B?: The RGB value is 107, 137, 107: 107 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B896B?: The complementary color is #896B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B896B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.