What color is #6E8366?

#6E8366 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8366?

The RGB value is 110, 131, 102: 110 red, 131 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8366?

The complementary color is #7B6683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8366?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8366 color

#6E8366 rgb(110, 131, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E8366 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 51.4% green and 40% blue (110, 131, 102).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#6E8366 color codes

HEX	`#6E8366`
RGB	`rgb(110, 131, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 51.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.41, -13.44, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.41, 18.85, 135.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.944, 20.507, 15.633)`
Decimal	`7242598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8366, 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 #6E8366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #6E8366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8366; }
.text { color: #6e8366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 131 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8366, #66836d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E8366?: #6E8366 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8366?: The RGB value is 110, 131, 102: 110 red, 131 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8366?: The complementary color is #7B6683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8366?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.