What color is #6B9C5E?

#6B9C5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9C5E?

The RGB value is 107, 156, 94: 107 red, 156 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9C5E?

The complementary color is #8F5E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9C5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9C5E color

#6B9C5E rgb(107, 156, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9C5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 61.2% green and 36.9% blue (107, 156, 94).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#6B9C5E color codes

HEX	`#6B9C5E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 156, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 61.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 40%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 40%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, -28.72, 27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 39.67, 136.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.972, 27.71, 14.884)`
Decimal	`7052382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9C5E, 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 #6B9C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #6B9C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9c5e; }
.text { color: #6b9c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 156 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9c5e, #5e9c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6B9C5E?: #6B9C5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9C5E?: The RGB value is 107, 156, 94: 107 red, 156 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9C5E?: The complementary color is #8F5E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9C5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.