What color is #6B9E61?

#6B9E61 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 #6B9E61?

The RGB value is 107, 158, 97: 107 red, 158 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9E61?

The complementary color is #94619E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9E61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9E61 color

#6B9E61 rgb(107, 158, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9E61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 62% green and 38% blue (107, 158, 97).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#6B9E61 color codes

HEX	`#6B9E61`
RGB	`rgb(107, 158, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 62%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 39%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.29, -29.22, 26.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.29, 39.52, 137.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.447, 28.442, 15.719)`
Decimal	`7052897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9E61, 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 #6B9E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #6B9E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9e61; }
.text { color: #6b9e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 158 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9e61, #619e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6B9E61?: #6B9E61 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 #6B9E61?: The RGB value is 107, 158, 97: 107 red, 158 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9E61?: The complementary color is #94619E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9E61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.