What color is #6C8348?

#6C8348 is a 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 #6C8348?

The RGB value is 108, 131, 72: 108 red, 131 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8348?

The complementary color is #5F4883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8348?

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.

#6C8348 color

#6C8348 rgb(108, 131, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C8348 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 51.4% green and 28.2% blue (108, 131, 72).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6C8348 color codes

HEX	`#6C8348`
RGB	`rgb(108, 131, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 51.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 45%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, -18.86, 29.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 34.7, 122.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.47, 19.888, 9.153)`
Decimal	`7111496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8348, 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 #6C8348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8348 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 #6C8348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8348; }
.text { color: #6c8348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 131 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8348, #4e8348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C8348?: #6C8348 is a 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 #6C8348?: The RGB value is 108, 131, 72: 108 red, 131 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8348?: The complementary color is #5F4883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8348?: 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.