What color is #6E855F?

#6E855F 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 #6E855F?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 95: 110 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E855F?

The complementary color is #765F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E855F?

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.

#6E855F color

#6E855F rgb(110, 133, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E855F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 37.3% blue (110, 133, 95).

Its hue angle is 96°, 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 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E855F color codes

HEX	`#6E855F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, -15.73, 17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 23.79, 131.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.883, 20.916, 13.972)`
Decimal	`7243103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E855F, 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 #6E855F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E855F 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 #6E855F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e855f; }
.text { color: #6e855f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e855f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e855f, #5f8563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6E855F?: #6E855F 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 #6E855F?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 95: 110 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E855F?: The complementary color is #765F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E855F?: 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.