What color is #6B896F?

#6B896F 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 #6B896F?

The RGB value is 107, 137, 111: 107 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B896F?

The complementary color is #896B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B896F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B896F color

#6B896F rgb(107, 137, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B896F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 53.7% green and 43.5% blue (107, 137, 111).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#6B896F color codes

HEX	`#6B896F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 137, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 53.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -16.11, 10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 19.24, 146.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.878, 22.164, 18.372)`
Decimal	`7047535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B896F, 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 #6B896F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B896F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #6B896F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b896f; }
.text { color: #6b896f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b896f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 137 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b896f, #6b897e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B896F?: #6B896F 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 #6B896F?: The RGB value is 107, 137, 111: 107 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B896F?: The complementary color is #896B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B896F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.