What color is #6C8040?

#6C8040 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C8040?

The RGB value is 108, 128, 64: 108 red, 128 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8040?

The complementary color is #544080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8040?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8040 color

#6C8040 rgb(108, 128, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C8040 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 50.2% green and 25.1% blue (108, 128, 64).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6C8040 color codes

HEX	`#6C8040`
RGB	`rgb(108, 128, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 50.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 50%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 50%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, -18.26, 32.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 36.96, 119.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.829, 18.997, 7.735)`
Decimal	`7110720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8040, 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 #6C8040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #6C8040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8040; }
.text { color: #6c8040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 128 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8040, #4c8040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C8040?: #6C8040 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C8040?: The RGB value is 108, 128, 64: 108 red, 128 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8040?: The complementary color is #544080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8040?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.