What color is #6D8659?

#6D8659 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8659?

The RGB value is 109, 134, 89: 109 red, 134 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8659?

The complementary color is #725986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8659?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8659 color

#6D8659 rgb(109, 134, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8659 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 52.5% green and 34.9% blue (109, 134, 89).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6D8659 color codes

HEX	`#6D8659`
RGB	`rgb(109, 134, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 34%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.97, -17.62, 21.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.97, 27.71, 129.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.635, 21.022, 12.631)`
Decimal	`7177817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8659, 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 #6D8659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #6D8659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8659; }
.text { color: #6d8659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 134 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8659, #59865b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D8659?: #6D8659 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8659?: The RGB value is 109, 134, 89: 109 red, 134 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8659?: The complementary color is #725986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8659?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.