What color is #6B944C?

#6B944C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B944C?

The RGB value is 107, 148, 76: 107 red, 148 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B944C?

The complementary color is #754C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B944C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B944C color

#6B944C rgb(107, 148, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B944C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 58% green and 29.8% blue (107, 148, 76).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#6B944C color codes

HEX	`#6B944C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 148, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 58%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 49%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, -27.35, 33.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 43.21, 129.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.957, 24.827, 10.682)`
Decimal	`7050316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B944C, 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 #6B944C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B944C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #6B944C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b944c; }
.text { color: #6b944c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b944c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 148 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b944c, #4c9451); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #6B944C?: #6B944C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B944C?: The RGB value is 107, 148, 76: 107 red, 148 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B944C?: The complementary color is #754C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B944C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.