What color is #6D846A?

#6D846A 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 #6D846A?

The RGB value is 109, 132, 106: 109 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D846A?

The complementary color is #816A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D846A?

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.

#6D846A color

#6D846A rgb(109, 132, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D846A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.8% green and 41.6% blue (109, 132, 106).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6D846A color codes

HEX	`#6D846A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 132, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, -13.63, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 17.73, 140.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.159, 20.794, 16.742)`
Decimal	`7177322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D846A, 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 #6D846A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D846A 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 #6D846A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d846a; }
.text { color: #6d846a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d846a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 132 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d846a, #6a8474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D846A?: #6D846A 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 #6D846A?: The RGB value is 109, 132, 106: 109 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D846A?: The complementary color is #816A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D846A?: 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.