What color is #6B9867?

#6B9867 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9867?

The RGB value is 107, 152, 103: 107 red, 152 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9867?

The complementary color is #946798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9867?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9867 color

#6B9867 rgb(107, 152, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9867 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 59.6% green and 40.4% blue (107, 152, 103).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#6B9867 color codes

HEX	`#6B9867`
RGB	`rgb(107, 152, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 59.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, -25.31, 21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 32.91, 140.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.739, 26.561, 16.916)`
Decimal	`7051367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9867, 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 #6B9867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #6B9867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9867; }
.text { color: #6b9867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 152 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9867, #67987b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6B9867?: #6B9867 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9867?: The RGB value is 107, 152, 103: 107 red, 152 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9867?: The complementary color is #946798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9867?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.