What color is #6D845D?

#6D845D 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 #6D845D?

The RGB value is 109, 132, 93: 109 red, 132 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D845D?

The complementary color is #745D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D845D?

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.

#6D845D color

#6D845D rgb(109, 132, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D845D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.8% green and 36.5% blue (109, 132, 93).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6D845D color codes

HEX	`#6D845D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 132, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, -15.92, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 24.34, 130.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.533, 20.544, 13.448)`
Decimal	`7177309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D845D, 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 #6D845D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D845D 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 #6D845D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d845d; }
.text { color: #6d845d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d845d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 132 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d845d, #5d8460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D845D?: #6D845D 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 #6D845D?: The RGB value is 109, 132, 93: 109 red, 132 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D845D?: The complementary color is #745D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D845D?: 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.