What color is #6A915F?

#6A915F 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 #6A915F?

The RGB value is 106, 145, 95: 106 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A915F?

The complementary color is #865F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A915F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A915F color

#6A915F rgb(106, 145, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A915F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 56.9% green and 37.3% blue (106, 145, 95).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#6A915F color codes

HEX	`#6A915F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 145, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 56.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, -23.49, 22.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 32.41, 136.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.134, 24.141, 14.528)`
Decimal	`6984031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A915F, 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 #6A915F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A915F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #6A915F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a915f; }
.text { color: #6a915f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a915f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 145 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a915f, #5f916d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6A915F?: #6A915F 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 #6A915F?: The RGB value is 106, 145, 95: 106 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A915F?: The complementary color is #865F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A915F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.