What color is #6D8566?

#6D8566 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 #6D8566?

The RGB value is 109, 133, 102: 109 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8566?

The complementary color is #7E6685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8566 color

#6D8566 rgb(109, 133, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8566 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 52.2% green and 40% blue (109, 133, 102).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#6D8566 color codes

HEX	`#6D8566`
RGB	`rgb(109, 133, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, -14.91, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 20.41, 136.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.092, 20.985, 15.718)`
Decimal	`7177574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8566, 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 #6D8566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #6D8566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8566; }
.text { color: #6d8566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 133 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8566, #66856f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D8566?: #6D8566 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 #6D8566?: The RGB value is 109, 133, 102: 109 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8566?: The complementary color is #7E6685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.