What color is #6E854E?

#6E854E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E854E?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 78: 110 red, 133 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E854E?

The complementary color is #654E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E854E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E854E color

#6E854E rgb(110, 133, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E854E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 30.6% blue (110, 133, 78).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6E854E color codes

HEX	`#6E854E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -18.31, 26.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 32.58, 124.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.193, 20.64, 10.337)`
Decimal	`7243086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E854E, 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 #6E854E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E854E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #6E854E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e854e; }
.text { color: #6e854e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e854e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e854e, #52854e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6E854E?: #6E854E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E854E?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 78: 110 red, 133 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E854E?: The complementary color is #654E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E854E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.