What color is #6D835F?

#6D835F 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 #6D835F?

The RGB value is 109, 131, 95: 109 red, 131 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D835F?

The complementary color is #755F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D835F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D835F color

#6D835F rgb(109, 131, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D835F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.4% green and 37.3% blue (109, 131, 95).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#6D835F color codes

HEX	`#6D835F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 131, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.19, -15.05, 16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.19, 22.64, 131.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.488, 20.31, 13.876)`
Decimal	`7177055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D835F, 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 #6D835F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D835F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #6D835F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d835f; }
.text { color: #6d835f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d835f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 131 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d835f, #5f8363); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D835F?: #6D835F 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 #6D835F?: The RGB value is 109, 131, 95: 109 red, 131 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D835F?: The complementary color is #755F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D835F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.