What color is #6E806D?

#6E806D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E806D?

The RGB value is 110, 128, 109: 110 red, 128 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E806D?

The complementary color is #7F6D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E806D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E806D color

#6E806D rgb(110, 128, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E806D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.2% green and 42.7% blue (110, 128, 109).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6E806D color codes

HEX	`#6E806D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 128, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -10.49, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 13.28, 142.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.909, 19.857, 17.407)`
Decimal	`7241837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E806D, 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 #6E806D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E806D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #6E806D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e806d; }
.text { color: #6e806d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e806d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 128 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e806d, #6d8075); }

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Questions

What color is #6E806D?: #6E806D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E806D?: The RGB value is 110, 128, 109: 110 red, 128 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E806D?: The complementary color is #7F6D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E806D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.