What color is #6E8570?

#6E8570 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 #6E8570?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 112: 110 red, 133 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8570?

The complementary color is #856E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8570 color

#6E8570 rgb(110, 133, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E8570 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 43.9% blue (110, 133, 112).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#6E8570 color codes

HEX	`#6E8570`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, -12.66, 8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 15.31, 145.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.742, 21.26, 18.495)`
Decimal	`7243120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8570, 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 #6E8570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #6E8570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8570; }
.text { color: #6e8570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8570, #6e857b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E8570?: #6E8570 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 #6E8570?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 112: 110 red, 133 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8570?: The complementary color is #856E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.