What color is #6D836C?

#6D836C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D836C?

The RGB value is 109, 131, 108: 109 red, 131 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D836C?

The complementary color is #826C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D836C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D836C color

#6D836C rgb(109, 131, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D836C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.4% green and 42.4% blue (109, 131, 108).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#6D836C color codes

HEX	`#6D836C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 131, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, -12.71, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 16.07, 142.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.129, 20.566, 17.252)`
Decimal	`7177068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D836C, 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 #6D836C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D836C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #6D836C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d836c; }
.text { color: #6d836c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d836c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 131 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d836c, #6c8377); }

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Questions

What color is #6D836C?: #6D836C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D836C?: The RGB value is 109, 131, 108: 109 red, 131 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D836C?: The complementary color is #826C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D836C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.