What color is #6D8970?

#6D8970 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 #6D8970?

The RGB value is 109, 137, 112: 109 red, 137 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8970?

The complementary color is #896D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8970 color

#6D8970 rgb(109, 137, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8970 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 53.7% green and 43.9% blue (109, 137, 112).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#6D8970 color codes

HEX	`#6D8970`
RGB	`rgb(109, 137, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 53.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, -15.19, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 18.29, 146.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.176, 22.312, 18.675)`
Decimal	`7178608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8970, 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 #6D8970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #6D8970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8970; }
.text { color: #6d8970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 137 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8970, #6d897e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D8970?: #6D8970 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 #6D8970?: The RGB value is 109, 137, 112: 109 red, 137 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8970?: The complementary color is #896D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.