What color is #6B8E68?

#6B8E68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8E68?

The RGB value is 107, 142, 104: 107 red, 142 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8E68?

The complementary color is #8B688E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8E68 color

#6B8E68 rgb(107, 142, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8E68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 55.7% green and 40.8% blue (107, 142, 104).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#6B8E68 color codes

HEX	`#6B8E68`
RGB	`rgb(107, 142, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 55.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.55, -20.05, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.55, 25.9, 140.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.234, 23.471, 16.664)`
Decimal	`7048808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8E68, 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 #6B8E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #6B8E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8e68; }
.text { color: #6b8e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 142 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8e68, #688e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6B8E68?: #6B8E68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8E68?: The RGB value is 107, 142, 104: 107 red, 142 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8E68?: The complementary color is #8B688E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.