What color is #6D877E?

#6D877E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D877E?

The RGB value is 109, 135, 126: 109 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D877E?

The complementary color is #876D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D877E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D877E color

#6D877E rgb(109, 135, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D877E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 52.9% green and 49.4% blue (109, 135, 126).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6D877E color codes

HEX	`#6D877E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 135, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.12, -11.24, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.12, 11.38, 171.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.736, 22.085, 23.01)`
Decimal	`7178110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D877E, 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 #6D877E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D877E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #6D877E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d877e; }
.text { color: #6d877e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d877e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 135 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d877e, #6d8387); }

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Questions

What color is #6D877E?: #6D877E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D877E?: The RGB value is 109, 135, 126: 109 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D877E?: The complementary color is #876D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D877E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.