What color is #6A9562?

#6A9562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9562?

The RGB value is 106, 149, 98: 106 red, 149 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9562?

The complementary color is #8D6295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9562 color

#6A9562 rgb(106, 149, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9562 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 58.4% green and 38.4% blue (106, 149, 98).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#6A9562 color codes

HEX	`#6A9562`
RGB	`rgb(106, 149, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 58.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, -25, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 33.55, 138.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.895, 25.44, 15.468)`
Decimal	`6985058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9562, 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 #6A9562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #6A9562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9562; }
.text { color: #6a9562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 149 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9562, #629574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6A9562?: #6A9562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9562?: The RGB value is 106, 149, 98: 106 red, 149 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9562?: The complementary color is #8D6295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.