What color is #6E814E?

#6E814E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E814E?

The RGB value is 110, 129, 78: 110 red, 129 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E814E?

The complementary color is #614E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E814E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E814E color

#6E814E rgb(110, 129, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E814E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.6% green and 30.6% blue (110, 129, 78).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#6E814E color codes

HEX	`#6E814E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 129, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.34, -16.19, 25.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.34, 30.12, 122.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.656, 19.565, 10.158)`
Decimal	`7242062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E814E, 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 #6E814E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E814E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #6E814E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e814e; }
.text { color: #6e814e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e814e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 129 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e814e, #55814e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6E814E?: #6E814E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E814E?: The RGB value is 110, 129, 78: 110 red, 129 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E814E?: The complementary color is #614E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E814E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.