What color is #6D876F?

#6D876F 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 #6D876F?

The RGB value is 109, 135, 111: 109 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D876F?

The complementary color is #876D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D876F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D876F color

#6D876F rgb(109, 135, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D876F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 52.9% green and 43.5% blue (109, 135, 111).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#6D876F color codes

HEX	`#6D876F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 135, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, -14.31, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 17.39, 145.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.839, 21.726, 18.29)`
Decimal	`7178095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D876F, 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 #6D876F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D876F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #6D876F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d876f; }
.text { color: #6d876f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d876f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 135 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d876f, #6d877c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D876F?: #6D876F 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 #6D876F?: The RGB value is 109, 135, 111: 109 red, 135 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D876F?: The complementary color is #876D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D876F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.