What color is #6C885D?

#6C885D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C885D?

The RGB value is 108, 136, 93: 108 red, 136 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C885D?

The complementary color is #795D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C885D?

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.

#6C885D color

#6C885D rgb(108, 136, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C885D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 53.3% green and 36.5% blue (108, 136, 93).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C885D color codes

HEX	`#6C885D`
RGB	`rgb(108, 136, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 53.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.59, -18.42, 19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.59, 27.14, 132.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.964, 21.586, 13.627)`
Decimal	`7112797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C885D, 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 #6C885D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C885D 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 #6C885D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c885d; }
.text { color: #6c885d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c885d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 136 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c885d, #5d8863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C885D?: #6C885D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C885D?: The RGB value is 108, 136, 93: 108 red, 136 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C885D?: The complementary color is #795D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C885D?: 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.