What color is #6B9053?

#6B9053 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9053?

The RGB value is 107, 144, 83: 107 red, 144 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9053?

The complementary color is #785390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9053?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9053 color

#6B9053 rgb(107, 144, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9053 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 56.5% green and 32.5% blue (107, 144, 83).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#6B9053 color codes

HEX	`#6B9053`
RGB	`rgb(107, 144, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 56.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 42%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.78, -24.43, 28.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.78, 37.41, 130.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.598, 23.696, 11.829)`
Decimal	`7049299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9053, 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 #6B9053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #6B9053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9053; }
.text { color: #6b9053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 144 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9053, #53905a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6B9053?: #6B9053 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9053?: The RGB value is 107, 144, 83: 107 red, 144 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9053?: The complementary color is #785390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9053?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.