What color is #6D8D6C?

#6D8D6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8D6C?

The RGB value is 109, 141, 108: 109 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8D6C?

The complementary color is #8C6C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8D6C color

#6D8D6C rgb(109, 141, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8D6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 55.3% green and 42.4% blue (109, 141, 108).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6D8D6C color codes

HEX	`#6D8D6C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 141, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 55.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.46, -18.08, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.46, 22.87, 142.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.538, 23.383, 17.721)`
Decimal	`7179628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8D6C, 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 #6D8D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #6D8D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8d6c; }
.text { color: #6d8d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 141 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8d6c, #6c8d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D8D6C?: #6D8D6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8D6C?: The RGB value is 109, 141, 108: 109 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8D6C?: The complementary color is #8C6C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.