What color is #6A9059?

#6A9059 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9059?

The RGB value is 106, 144, 89: 106 red, 144 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9059?

The complementary color is #7F5990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9059?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9059 color

#6A9059 rgb(106, 144, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9059 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 56.5% green and 34.9% blue (106, 144, 89).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#6A9059 color codes

HEX	`#6A9059`
RGB	`rgb(106, 144, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 56.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 38%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, -23.93, 25.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 34.68, 133.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.72, 23.731, 13.096)`
Decimal	`6983769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9059, 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 #6A9059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #6A9059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9059; }
.text { color: #6a9059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 144 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9059, #599063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6A9059?: #6A9059 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9059?: The RGB value is 106, 144, 89: 106 red, 144 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9059?: The complementary color is #7F5990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9059?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.