What color is #6C8169?

#6C8169 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 #6C8169?

The RGB value is 108, 129, 105: 108 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8169?

The complementary color is #7E6981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8169?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8169 color

#6C8169 rgb(108, 129, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C8169 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 50.6% green and 41.2% blue (108, 129, 105).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#6C8169 color codes

HEX	`#6C8169`
RGB	`rgb(108, 129, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 50.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, -12.56, 10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 16.38, 140.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.584, 19.908, 16.331)`
Decimal	`7111017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8169, 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 #6C8169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #6C8169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8169; }
.text { color: #6c8169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 129 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8169, #698172); }

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Questions

What color is #6C8169?: #6C8169 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 #6C8169?: The RGB value is 108, 129, 105: 108 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8169?: The complementary color is #7E6981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8169?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.