What color is #6A9566?

#6A9566 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9566?

The RGB value is 106, 149, 102: 106 red, 149 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9566?

The complementary color is #916695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9566 color

#6A9566 rgb(106, 149, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9566 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 58.4% green and 40% blue (106, 149, 102).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#6A9566 color codes

HEX	`#6A9566`
RGB	`rgb(106, 149, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 58.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, -24.33, 20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 31.66, 140.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.089, 25.518, 16.487)`
Decimal	`6985062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9566, 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 #6A9566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #6A9566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9566; }
.text { color: #6a9566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 149 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9566, #66957a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6A9566?: #6A9566 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9566?: The RGB value is 106, 149, 102: 106 red, 149 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9566?: The complementary color is #916695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.