What color is #6D8B65?

#6D8B65 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8B65?

The RGB value is 109, 139, 101: 109 red, 139 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8B65?

The complementary color is #83658B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8B65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8B65 color

#6D8B65 rgb(109, 139, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8B65 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 54.5% green and 39.6% blue (109, 139, 101).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#6D8B65 color codes

HEX	`#6D8B65`
RGB	`rgb(109, 139, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 54.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.72, -18.28, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.72, 24.93, 137.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.888, 22.656, 15.74)`
Decimal	`7179109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8B65, 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 #6D8B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #6D8B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8b65; }
.text { color: #6d8b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 139 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8b65, #658b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6D8B65?: #6D8B65 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8B65?: The RGB value is 109, 139, 101: 109 red, 139 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8B65?: The complementary color is #83658B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8B65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.