What color is #6E896B?

#6E896B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E896B?

The RGB value is 110, 137, 107: 110 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E896B?

The complementary color is #866B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E896B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E896B color

#6E896B rgb(110, 137, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E896B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 53.7% green and 42% blue (110, 137, 107).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#6E896B color codes

HEX	`#6E896B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 137, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 53.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -15.77, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 20.43, 140.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.029, 22.267, 17.255)`
Decimal	`7244139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E896B, 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 #6E896B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E896B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #6E896B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e896b; }
.text { color: #6e896b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e896b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 137 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e896b, #6b8977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E896B?: #6E896B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E896B?: The RGB value is 110, 137, 107: 110 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E896B?: The complementary color is #866B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E896B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.