What color is #6C917B?

#6C917B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C917B?

The RGB value is 108, 145, 123: 108 red, 145 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C917B?

The complementary color is #916C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C917B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C917B color

#6C917B rgb(108, 145, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C917B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 56.9% green and 48.2% blue (108, 145, 123).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#6C917B color codes

HEX	`#6C917B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 145, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 56.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.95, -17.61, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.95, 19.16, 156.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.884, 24.868, 22.487)`
Decimal	`7115131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C917B, 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 #6C917B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C917B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #6C917B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c917b; }
.text { color: #6c917b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c917b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 145 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c917b, #6c918e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C917B?: #6C917B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C917B?: The RGB value is 108, 145, 123: 108 red, 145 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C917B?: The complementary color is #916C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C917B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.