What color is #6C854B?

#6C854B 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 #6C854B?

The RGB value is 108, 133, 75: 108 red, 133 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C854B?

The complementary color is #644B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C854B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C854B color

#6C854B rgb(108, 133, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C854B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 52.2% green and 29.4% blue (108, 133, 75).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6C854B color codes

HEX	`#6C854B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 133, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 52.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 44%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 44%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.37, -19.52, 28.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.37, 34.4, 124.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.842, 20.471, 9.772)`
Decimal	`7112011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C854B, 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 #6C854B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C854B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6C854B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c854b; }
.text { color: #6c854b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c854b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 133 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c854b, #4f854b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C854B?: #6C854B 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 #6C854B?: The RGB value is 108, 133, 75: 108 red, 133 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C854B?: The complementary color is #644B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C854B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.