What color is #6D8B41?

#6D8B41 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8B41?

The RGB value is 109, 139, 65: 109 red, 139 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8B41?

The complementary color is #5F418B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8B41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8B41 color

#6D8B41 rgb(109, 139, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8B41 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 54.5% green and 25.5% blue (109, 139, 65).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 36% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6D8B41 color codes

HEX	`#6D8B41`
RGB	`rgb(109, 139, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 54.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 36%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 53%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 53%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, -23.4, 35.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 42.76, 123.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.493, 22.098, 8.396)`
Decimal	`7179073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8B41, 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 #6D8B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #6D8B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8b41; }
.text { color: #6d8b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 139 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8b41, #488b41); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D8B41?: #6D8B41 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8B41?: The RGB value is 109, 139, 65: 109 red, 139 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8B41?: The complementary color is #5F418B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8B41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.