What color is #6D8976?

#6D8976 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 #6D8976?

The RGB value is 109, 137, 118: 109 red, 137 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8976?

The complementary color is #896D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8976 color

#6D8976 rgb(109, 137, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8976 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 53.7% green and 46.3% blue (109, 137, 118).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#6D8976 color codes

HEX	`#6D8976`
RGB	`rgb(109, 137, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 53.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.5, -14.01, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.5, 15.63, 153.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.521, 22.45, 20.493)`
Decimal	`7178614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8976, 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 #6D8976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #6D8976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8976; }
.text { color: #6d8976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 137 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8976, #6d8984); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D8976?: #6D8976 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 #6D8976?: The RGB value is 109, 137, 118: 109 red, 137 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8976?: The complementary color is #896D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.