What color is #6A926D?

#6A926D 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 #6A926D?

The RGB value is 106, 146, 109: 106 red, 146 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A926D?

The complementary color is #926A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A926D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A926D color

#6A926D rgb(106, 146, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A926D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 57.3% green and 42.7% blue (106, 146, 109).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#6A926D color codes

HEX	`#6A926D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 146, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 57.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 25%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.81, -21.56, 15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.81, 26.43, 144.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.982, 24.725, 18.237)`
Decimal	`6984301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A926D, 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 #6A926D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A926D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #6A926D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a926d; }
.text { color: #6a926d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a926d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 146 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a926d, #6a9281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6A926D?: #6A926D 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 #6A926D?: The RGB value is 106, 146, 109: 106 red, 146 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A926D?: The complementary color is #926A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A926D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.