What color is #6E855E?

#6E855E 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 #6E855E?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 94: 110 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E855E?

The complementary color is #755E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E855E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E855E color

#6E855E rgb(110, 133, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E855E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 36.9% blue (110, 133, 94).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6E855E color codes

HEX	`#6E855E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.84, -15.9, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.84, 24.3, 130.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.838, 20.898, 13.734)`
Decimal	`7243102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E855E, 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 #6E855E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E855E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #6E855E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e855e; }
.text { color: #6e855e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e855e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e855e, #5e8562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6E855E?: #6E855E 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 #6E855E?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 94: 110 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E855E?: The complementary color is #755E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E855E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.