What color is #6E856B?

#6E856B 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 #6E856B?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 107: 110 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E856B?

The complementary color is #826B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E856B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E856B color

#6E856B rgb(110, 133, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E856B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 42% blue (110, 133, 107).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6E856B color codes

HEX	`#6E856B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, -13.62, 11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 17.71, 140.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.471, 21.151, 17.069)`
Decimal	`7243115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E856B, 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 #6E856B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E856B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #6E856B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e856b; }
.text { color: #6e856b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e856b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e856b, #6b8575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E856B?: #6E856B 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 #6E856B?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 107: 110 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E856B?: The complementary color is #826B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E856B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.