What color is #6A9271?

#6A9271 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 #6A9271?

The RGB value is 106, 146, 113: 106 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9271?

The complementary color is #926A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9271 color

#6A9271 rgb(106, 146, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9271 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 57.3% green and 44.3% blue (106, 146, 113).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#6A9271 color codes

HEX	`#6A9271`
RGB	`rgb(106, 146, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 57.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, -20.81, 13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 24.61, 147.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.202, 24.813, 19.397)`
Decimal	`6984305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9271, 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 #6A9271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #6A9271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9271; }
.text { color: #6a9271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 146 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9271, #6a9285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6A9271?: #6A9271 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 #6A9271?: The RGB value is 106, 146, 113: 106 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9271?: The complementary color is #926A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.