What color is #6E826E?

#6E826E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E826E?

The RGB value is 110, 130, 110: 110 red, 130 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E826E?

The complementary color is #826E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E826E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E826E color

#6E826E rgb(110, 130, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E826E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 51% green and 43.1% blue (110, 130, 110).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#6E826E color codes

HEX	`#6E826E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 130, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 51%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.29, -11.41, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.29, 14.18, 143.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.227, 20.406, 17.78)`
Decimal	`7242350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E826E, 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 #6E826E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E826E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #6E826E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e826e; }
.text { color: #6e826e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e826e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 130 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e826e, #6e8278); }

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Questions

What color is #6E826E?: #6E826E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E826E?: The RGB value is 110, 130, 110: 110 red, 130 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E826E?: The complementary color is #826E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E826E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.