What color is #6C846E?

#6C846E 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 #6C846E?

The RGB value is 108, 132, 110: 108 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C846E?

The complementary color is #846C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C846E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C846E color

#6C846E rgb(108, 132, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C846E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 51.8% green and 43.1% blue (108, 132, 110).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#6C846E color codes

HEX	`#6C846E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 132, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 51.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, -13.24, 9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 16.04, 145.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.249, 20.816, 17.858)`
Decimal	`7111790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C846E, 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 #6C846E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C846E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #6C846E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c846e; }
.text { color: #6c846e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c846e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 132 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c846e, #6c847a); }

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Questions

What color is #6C846E?: #6C846E 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 #6C846E?: The RGB value is 108, 132, 110: 108 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C846E?: The complementary color is #846C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C846E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.