What color is #6A9277?

#6A9277 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 #6A9277?

The RGB value is 106, 146, 119: 106 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9277?

The complementary color is #926A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9277 color

#6A9277 rgb(106, 146, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9277 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 57.3% green and 46.7% blue (106, 146, 119).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#6A9277 color codes

HEX	`#6A9277`
RGB	`rgb(106, 146, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 57.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, -19.63, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 22, 153.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.551, 24.953, 21.235)`
Decimal	`6984311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9277, 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 #6A9277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #6A9277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9277; }
.text { color: #6a9277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 146 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9277, #6a928b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A9277?: #6A9277 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 #6A9277?: The RGB value is 106, 146, 119: 106 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9277?: The complementary color is #926A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.