What color is #6E8775?

#6E8775 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 #6E8775?

The RGB value is 110, 135, 117: 110 red, 135 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8775?

The complementary color is #876E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8775 color

#6E8775 rgb(110, 135, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E8775 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.9% green and 45.9% blue (110, 135, 117).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#6E8775 color codes

HEX	`#6E8775`
RGB	`rgb(110, 135, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -12.76, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 14.43, 152.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.304, 21.927, 20.094)`
Decimal	`7243637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8775, 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 #6E8775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #6E8775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8775; }
.text { color: #6e8775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 135 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8775, #6e8782); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E8775?: #6E8775 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 #6E8775?: The RGB value is 110, 135, 117: 110 red, 135 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8775?: The complementary color is #876E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.