What color is #6A9268?

#6A9268 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9268?

The RGB value is 106, 146, 104: 106 red, 146 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9268?

The complementary color is #906892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9268 color

#6A9268 rgb(106, 146, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9268 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 57.3% green and 40.8% blue (106, 146, 104).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#6A9268 color codes

HEX	`#6A9268`
RGB	`rgb(106, 146, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 57.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, -22.47, 17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 28.76, 141.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.721, 24.621, 16.86)`
Decimal	`6984296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9268, 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 #6A9268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #6A9268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9268; }
.text { color: #6a9268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 146 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9268, #68927b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6A9268?: #6A9268 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9268?: The RGB value is 106, 146, 104: 106 red, 146 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9268?: The complementary color is #906892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.