What color is #6C876C?

#6C876C 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 #6C876C?

The RGB value is 108, 135, 108: 108 red, 135 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C876C?

The complementary color is #876C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C876C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C876C color

#6C876C rgb(108, 135, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C876C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 52.9% green and 42.4% blue (108, 135, 108).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#6C876C color codes

HEX	`#6C876C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 135, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 52.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.6, -15.25, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.6, 19.04, 143.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.554, 21.598, 17.428)`
Decimal	`7112556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C876C, 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 #6C876C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C876C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #6C876C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c876c; }
.text { color: #6c876c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c876c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 135 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c876c, #6c8779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C876C?: #6C876C 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 #6C876C?: The RGB value is 108, 135, 108: 108 red, 135 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C876C?: The complementary color is #876C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C876C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.