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#6E894E closest to Homegrown

#6E894E is a medium, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Homegrown. In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 53.7% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(110, 137, 78)). Its HSL value is 87° hue, 27% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black. #6E894E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.35:1.

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Variations of #6E894E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6E894E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6E894E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6E894E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A8051
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E8249
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87834C
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A8051
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #838350
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #70847B
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6E8766
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7C8376

#6E894E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.92:1 Poor#6E894E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.35:1 Good#6E894E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6E894E in CSS

/* Homegrown */
.color { color: #6E894E; }
.background { background-color: #6E894E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6E894E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(110 137 78);
color: hsl(87 27% 42%);
color: oklch(0.594 0.089 128.9);

#6E894E FAQ

What color is #6E894E?

#6E894E is a medium, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Homegrown. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6E894E?

#6E894E is rgb(110, 137, 78) in RGB, hsl(87, 27%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 0%, 43%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6E894E?

The complementary color of #6E894E is #694E89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6E894E?

Black text has the best contrast on #6E894E: 5.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6E894E a warm or cool color?

#6E894E is a cool color.