What color is #6C8B5E?

#6C8B5E 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 #6C8B5E?

The RGB value is 108, 139, 94: 108 red, 139 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8B5E?

The complementary color is #7D5E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8B5E color

#6C8B5E rgb(108, 139, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C8B5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 54.5% green and 36.9% blue (108, 139, 94).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#6C8B5E color codes

HEX	`#6C8B5E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 139, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 54.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, -19.83, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 28.61, 133.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.437, 22.461, 14.004)`
Decimal	`7113566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8B5E, 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 #6C8B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #6C8B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8b5e; }
.text { color: #6c8b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 139 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8b5e, #5e8b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6C8B5E?: #6C8B5E 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 #6C8B5E?: The RGB value is 108, 139, 94: 108 red, 139 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8B5E?: The complementary color is #7D5E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.