What color is #6C804E?

#6C804E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C804E?

The RGB value is 108, 128, 78: 108 red, 128 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C804E?

The complementary color is #624E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C804E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C804E color

#6C804E rgb(108, 128, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C804E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 50.2% green and 30.6% blue (108, 128, 78).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#6C804E color codes

HEX	`#6C804E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 128, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 50.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 39%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, -16.47, 24.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 29.76, 123.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.279, 19.176, 10.103)`
Decimal	`7110734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C804E, 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 #6C804E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C804E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #6C804E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c804e; }
.text { color: #6c804e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c804e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 128 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c804e, #53804e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C804E?: #6C804E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C804E?: The RGB value is 108, 128, 78: 108 red, 128 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C804E?: The complementary color is #624E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C804E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.