What color is #6B9141?

#6B9141 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9141?

The RGB value is 107, 145, 65: 107 red, 145 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9141?

The complementary color is #674191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9141?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9141 color

#6B9141 rgb(107, 145, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9141 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 56.9% green and 25.5% blue (107, 145, 65).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Leaf (#669841), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#6B9141 color codes

HEX	`#6B9141`
RGB	`rgb(107, 145, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 56.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 55%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 55%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, -27.18, 37.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 46.54, 125.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.143, 23.758, 8.683)`
Decimal	`7049537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9141, 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 #6B9141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #6B9141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9141; }
.text { color: #6b9141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 145 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9141, #439141); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B9141?: #6B9141 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9141?: The RGB value is 107, 145, 65: 107 red, 145 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9141?: The complementary color is #674191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9141?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.