What color is #6B906C?

#6B906C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B906C?

The RGB value is 107, 144, 108: 107 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B906C?

The complementary color is #906B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B906C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B906C color

#6B906C rgb(107, 144, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B906C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 56.5% green and 42.4% blue (107, 144, 108).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#6B906C color codes

HEX	`#6B906C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 144, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 56.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.24, -20.36, 15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.24, 25.33, 143.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.743, 24.154, 17.859)`
Decimal	`7049324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B906C, 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 #6B906C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B906C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #6B906C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b906c; }
.text { color: #6b906c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b906c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 144 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b906c, #6b907f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6B906C?: #6B906C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B906C?: The RGB value is 107, 144, 108: 107 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B906C?: The complementary color is #906B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B906C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.