What color is #6D8260?

#6D8260 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8260?

The RGB value is 109, 130, 96: 109 red, 130 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8260?

The complementary color is #756082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8260 color

#6D8260 rgb(109, 130, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8260 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51% green and 37.6% blue (109, 130, 96).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6D8260 color codes

HEX	`#6D8260`
RGB	`rgb(109, 130, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, -14.34, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 21.45, 131.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.4, 20.061, 14.072)`
Decimal	`7176800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8260, 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 #6D8260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #6D8260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8260; }
.text { color: #6d8260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 130 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8260, #608264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D8260?: #6D8260 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8260?: The RGB value is 109, 130, 96: 109 red, 130 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8260?: The complementary color is #756082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.