What color is #6A9D66?

#6A9D66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9D66?

The RGB value is 106, 157, 102: 106 red, 157 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9D66?

The complementary color is #99669D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9D66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9D66 color

#6A9D66 rgb(106, 157, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9D66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 61.6% green and 40% blue (106, 157, 102).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#6A9D66 color codes

HEX	`#6A9D66`
RGB	`rgb(106, 157, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 61.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 35%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, -28.28, 23.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 36.78, 140.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.398, 28.137, 16.924)`
Decimal	`6987110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9D66, 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 #6A9D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #6A9D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9d66; }
.text { color: #6a9d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 157 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9d66, #669d7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6A9D66?: #6A9D66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9D66?: The RGB value is 106, 157, 102: 106 red, 157 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9D66?: The complementary color is #99669D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9D66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.