What color is #6C865E?

#6C865E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C865E?

The RGB value is 108, 134, 94: 108 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C865E?

The complementary color is #785E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C865E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C865E color

#6C865E rgb(108, 134, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C865E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 52.5% green and 36.9% blue (108, 134, 94).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#6C865E color codes

HEX	`#6C865E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 134, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 52.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, -17.2, 18.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 25.32, 132.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.729, 21.046, 13.768)`
Decimal	`7112286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C865E, 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 #6C865E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C865E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #6C865E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c865e; }
.text { color: #6c865e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c865e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 134 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c865e, #5e8664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C865E?: #6C865E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C865E?: The RGB value is 108, 134, 94: 108 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C865E?: The complementary color is #785E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C865E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.