What color is #6A9178?

#6A9178 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9178?

The RGB value is 106, 145, 120: 106 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9178?

The complementary color is #916A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9178 color

#6A9178 rgb(106, 145, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9178 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 56.9% green and 47.1% blue (106, 145, 120).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#6A9178 color codes

HEX	`#6A9178`
RGB	`rgb(106, 145, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 56.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, -18.9, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 20.92, 154.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.458, 24.67, 21.502)`
Decimal	`6984056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9178, 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 #6A9178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #6A9178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9178; }
.text { color: #6a9178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 145 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9178, #6a918c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A9178?: #6A9178 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9178?: The RGB value is 106, 145, 120: 106 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9178?: The complementary color is #916A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.