What color is #6D8A48?

#6D8A48 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8A48?

The RGB value is 109, 138, 72: 109 red, 138 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8A48?

The complementary color is #65488A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8A48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8A48 color

#6D8A48 rgb(109, 138, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8A48 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 54.1% green and 28.2% blue (109, 138, 72).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6D8A48 color codes

HEX	`#6D8A48`
RGB	`rgb(109, 138, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 54.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 48%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.92, -22.08, 31.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.92, 38.79, 124.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.565, 21.896, 9.483)`
Decimal	`7178824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8A48, 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 #6D8A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #6D8A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8a48; }
.text { color: #6d8a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 138 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8a48, #4c8a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #6D8A48?: #6D8A48 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8A48?: The RGB value is 109, 138, 72: 109 red, 138 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8A48?: The complementary color is #65488A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8A48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.