What color is #6D8376?

#6D8376 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8376?

The RGB value is 109, 131, 118: 109 red, 131 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8376?

The complementary color is #836D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8376?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8376 color

#6D8376 rgb(109, 131, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D8376 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.4% green and 46.3% blue (109, 131, 118).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#6D8376 color codes

HEX	`#6D8376`
RGB	`rgb(109, 131, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, -10.72, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 11.58, 157.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.692, 20.791, 20.217)`
Decimal	`7177078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8376, 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 #6D8376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #6D8376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8376; }
.text { color: #6d8376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 131 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8376, #6d8381); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D8376?: #6D8376 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8376?: The RGB value is 109, 131, 118: 109 red, 131 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8376?: The complementary color is #836D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8376?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.