What color is #6C896A?

#6C896A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C896A?

The RGB value is 108, 137, 106: 108 red, 137 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C896A?

The complementary color is #876A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C896A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C896A color

#6C896A rgb(108, 137, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C896A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 53.7% green and 41.6% blue (108, 137, 106).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6C896A color codes

HEX	`#6C896A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 137, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 53.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, -16.69, 13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 21.36, 141.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.731, 22.12, 16.968)`
Decimal	`7113066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C896A, 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 #6C896A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C896A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #6C896A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c896a; }
.text { color: #6c896a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c896a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 137 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c896a, #6a8977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C896A?: #6C896A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C896A?: The RGB value is 108, 137, 106: 108 red, 137 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C896A?: The complementary color is #876A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C896A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.