What color is #6D8E6B?

#6D8E6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8E6B?

The RGB value is 109, 142, 107: 109 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8E6B?

The complementary color is #8C6B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8E6B color

#6D8E6B rgb(109, 142, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8E6B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 55.7% green and 42% blue (109, 142, 107).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#6D8E6B color codes

HEX	`#6D8E6B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 142, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 55.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.74, -18.78, 14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.74, 24.02, 141.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.633, 23.658, 17.492)`
Decimal	`7179883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8E6B, 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 #6D8E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #6D8E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8e6b; }
.text { color: #6d8e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 142 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8e6b, #6b8e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6D8E6B?: #6D8E6B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8E6B?: The RGB value is 109, 142, 107: 109 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8E6B?: The complementary color is #8C6B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.