What color is #6E805B?

#6E805B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E805B?

The RGB value is 110, 128, 91: 110 red, 128 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E805B?

The complementary color is #6D5B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E805B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E805B color

#6E805B rgb(110, 128, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E805B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.2% green and 35.7% blue (110, 128, 91).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#6E805B color codes

HEX	`#6E805B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 128, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 29%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 29%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -13.69, 17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 22.6, 127.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.038, 19.509, 12.816)`
Decimal	`7241819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E805B, 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 #6E805B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E805B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #6E805B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e805b; }
.text { color: #6e805b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e805b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 128 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e805b, #5c805b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6E805B?: #6E805B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E805B?: The RGB value is 110, 128, 91: 110 red, 128 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E805B?: The complementary color is #6D5B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E805B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.