What color is #6A9B6F?

#6A9B6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9B6F?

The RGB value is 106, 155, 111: 106 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9B6F?

The complementary color is #9B6A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9B6F color

#6A9B6F rgb(106, 155, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9B6F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 60.8% green and 43.5% blue (106, 155, 111).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#6A9B6F color codes

HEX	`#6A9B6F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 155, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 60.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, -25.74, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 31.39, 145.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.533, 27.654, 19.292)`
Decimal	`6986607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9B6F, 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 #6A9B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #6A9B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9b6f; }
.text { color: #6a9b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 155 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9b6f, #6a9b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #6A9B6F?: #6A9B6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9B6F?: The RGB value is 106, 155, 111: 106 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9B6F?: The complementary color is #9B6A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.