What color is #6E8977?

#6E8977 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 #6E8977?

The RGB value is 110, 137, 119: 110 red, 137 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8977?

The complementary color is #896E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8977 color

#6E8977 rgb(110, 137, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E8977 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 53.7% green and 46.7% blue (110, 137, 119).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6E8977 color codes

HEX	`#6E8977`
RGB	`rgb(110, 137, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 53.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.59, -13.45, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.59, 14.94, 154.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.705, 22.538, 20.814)`
Decimal	`7244151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8977, 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 #6E8977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #6E8977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8977; }
.text { color: #6e8977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 137 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8977, #6e8985); }

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Questions

What color is #6E8977?: #6E8977 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 #6E8977?: The RGB value is 110, 137, 119: 110 red, 137 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8977?: The complementary color is #896E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.