What color is #6E8569?

#6E8569 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 #6E8569?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 105: 110 red, 133 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8569?

The complementary color is #806985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8569?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8569 color

#6E8569 rgb(110, 133, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E8569 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 41.2% blue (110, 133, 105).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#6E8569 color codes

HEX	`#6E8569`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, -13.99, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 18.7, 138.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.367, 21.11, 16.521)`
Decimal	`7243113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8569, 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 #6E8569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #6E8569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8569; }
.text { color: #6e8569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8569, #698572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E8569?: #6E8569 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 #6E8569?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 105: 110 red, 133 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8569?: The complementary color is #806985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8569?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.