What color is #6E875F?

#6E875F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E875F?

The RGB value is 110, 135, 95: 110 red, 135 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E875F?

The complementary color is #785F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E875F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E875F color

#6E875F rgb(110, 135, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E875F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.9% green and 37.3% blue (110, 135, 95).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6E875F color codes

HEX	`#6E875F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 135, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, -16.8, 18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 25.11, 132)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.16, 21.469, 14.064)`
Decimal	`7243615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E875F, 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 #6E875F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E875F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #6E875F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e875f; }
.text { color: #6e875f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e875f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 135 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e875f, #5f8764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6E875F?: #6E875F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E875F?: The RGB value is 110, 135, 95: 110 red, 135 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E875F?: The complementary color is #785F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E875F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.