What color is #6D8877?

#6D8877 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8877?

The RGB value is 109, 136, 119: 109 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8877?

The complementary color is #886D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8877 color

#6D8877 rgb(109, 136, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8877 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (109, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#6D8877 color codes

HEX	`#6D8877`
RGB	`rgb(109, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, -13.26, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 14.54, 155.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.44, 22.191, 20.761)`
Decimal	`7178359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8877, 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 #6D8877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #6D8877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8877; }
.text { color: #6d8877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8877, #6d8884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D8877?: #6D8877 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8877?: The RGB value is 109, 136, 119: 109 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8877?: The complementary color is #886D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.