What color is #6D834B?

#6D834B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D834B?

The RGB value is 109, 131, 75: 109 red, 131 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D834B?

The complementary color is #614B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D834B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D834B color

#6D834B rgb(109, 131, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D834B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.4% green and 29.4% blue (109, 131, 75).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6D834B color codes

HEX	`#6D834B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 131, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 43%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, -18.06, 27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 33.03, 123.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.693, 19.992, 9.687)`
Decimal	`7177035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D834B, 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 #6D834B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D834B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #6D834B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d834b; }
.text { color: #6d834b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d834b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 131 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d834b, #51834b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D834B?: #6D834B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D834B?: The RGB value is 109, 131, 75: 109 red, 131 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D834B?: The complementary color is #614B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D834B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.