What color is #6C9174?

#6C9174 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9174?

The RGB value is 108, 145, 116: 108 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9174?

The complementary color is #916C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9174 color

#6C9174 rgb(108, 145, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9174 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 56.9% green and 45.5% blue (108, 145, 116).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#6C9174 color codes

HEX	`#6C9174`
RGB	`rgb(108, 145, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 56.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, -19.01, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 22.12, 149.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.461, 24.699, 20.262)`
Decimal	`7115124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9174, 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 #6C9174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #6C9174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9174; }
.text { color: #6c9174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 145 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9174, #6c9186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C9174?: #6C9174 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9174?: The RGB value is 108, 145, 116: 108 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9174?: The complementary color is #916C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.