What color is #6D855F?

#6D855F 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 #6D855F?

The RGB value is 109, 133, 95: 109 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D855F?

The complementary color is #775F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D855F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D855F color

#6D855F rgb(109, 133, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D855F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 52.2% green and 37.3% blue (109, 133, 95).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#6D855F color codes

HEX	`#6D855F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 133, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, -16.12, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 23.97, 132.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.759, 20.852, 13.966)`
Decimal	`7177567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D855F, 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 #6D855F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D855F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #6D855F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d855f; }
.text { color: #6d855f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d855f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 133 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d855f, #5f8564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D855F?: #6D855F 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 #6D855F?: The RGB value is 109, 133, 95: 109 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D855F?: The complementary color is #775F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D855F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.