What color is #6A9453?

#6A9453 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9453?

The RGB value is 106, 148, 83: 106 red, 148 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9453?

The complementary color is #7D5394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9453?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9453 color

#6A9453 rgb(106, 148, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9453 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 58% green and 32.5% blue (106, 148, 83).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#6A9453 color codes

HEX	`#6A9453`
RGB	`rgb(106, 148, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 58%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 44%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.95, -26.79, 29.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.95, 40.08, 131.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.095, 24.868, 12.029)`
Decimal	`6984787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9453, 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 #6A9453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #6A9453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9453; }
.text { color: #6a9453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 148 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9453, #53945c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #6A9453?: #6A9453 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9453?: The RGB value is 106, 148, 83: 106 red, 148 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9453?: The complementary color is #7D5394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9453?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.