What color is #6D8257?

#6D8257 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8257?

The RGB value is 109, 130, 87: 109 red, 130 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8257?

The complementary color is #6C5782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8257?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8257 color

#6D8257 rgb(109, 130, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8257 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51% green and 34.1% blue (109, 130, 87).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#6D8257 color codes

HEX	`#6D8257`
RGB	`rgb(109, 130, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, -15.8, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 26.16, 127.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.009, 19.904, 12.013)`
Decimal	`7176791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8257, 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 #6D8257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #6D8257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8257; }
.text { color: #6d8257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 130 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8257, #588257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D8257?: #6D8257 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8257?: The RGB value is 109, 130, 87: 109 red, 130 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8257?: The complementary color is #6C5782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8257?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.