What color is #6D8E69?

#6D8E69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8E69?

The RGB value is 109, 142, 105: 109 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8E69?

The complementary color is #8A698E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8E69 color

#6D8E69 rgb(109, 142, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8E69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 55.7% green and 41.2% blue (109, 142, 105).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% 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 5.72:1).

#6D8E69 color codes

HEX	`#6D8E69`
RGB	`rgb(109, 142, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 55.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, -19.14, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 24.98, 140.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.529, 23.617, 16.944)`
Decimal	`7179881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8E69, 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 #6D8E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #6D8E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8e69; }
.text { color: #6d8e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 142 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8e69, #698e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6D8E69?: #6D8E69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8E69?: The RGB value is 109, 142, 105: 109 red, 142 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8E69?: The complementary color is #8A698E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.