What color is #6B9639?

#6B9639 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Hidden Valley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9639?

The RGB value is 107, 150, 57: 107 red, 150 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9639?

The complementary color is #643996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9639?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9639 color

#6B9639 rgb(107, 150, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9639 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 58.8% green and 22.4% blue (107, 150, 57).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 45% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Valley (#689938), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#6B9639 color codes

HEX	`#6B9639`
RGB	`rgb(107, 150, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 58.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 45%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 62%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, -30.39, 43.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 52.89, 125.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.708, 25.233, 7.808)`
Decimal	`7050809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9639, 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 #6B9639	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9639 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #6B9639 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9639; }
.text { color: #6b9639; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9639; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 150 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9639, #3c9639); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B9639?: #6B9639 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Hidden Valley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9639?: The RGB value is 107, 150, 57: 107 red, 150 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9639?: The complementary color is #643996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9639?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.