What color is #6B8C65?

#6B8C65 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8C65?

The RGB value is 107, 140, 101: 107 red, 140 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8C65?

The complementary color is #86658C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8C65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8C65 color

#6B8C65 rgb(107, 140, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8C65 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 54.9% green and 39.6% blue (107, 140, 101).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6B8C65 color codes

HEX	`#6B8C65`
RGB	`rgb(107, 140, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 54.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, -19.54, 17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 26.01, 138.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.79, 22.821, 15.777)`
Decimal	`7048293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8C65, 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 #6B8C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #6B8C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8c65; }
.text { color: #6b8c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 140 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8c65, #658c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6B8C65?: #6B8C65 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8C65?: The RGB value is 107, 140, 101: 107 red, 140 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8C65?: The complementary color is #86658C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8C65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.