What color is #6C9223?

#6C9223 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Asparagus Sultan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9223?

The RGB value is 108, 146, 35: 108 red, 146 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9223?

The complementary color is #492392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9223?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9223 color

#6C9223 rgb(108, 146, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9223 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 57.3% green and 13.7% blue (108, 146, 35).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus Sultan (#6A8E22), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#6C9223 color codes

HEX	`#6C9223`
RGB	`rgb(108, 146, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 57.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 76%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 76%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, -29.73, 50.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 59.01, 120.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.767, 23.867, 5.313)`
Decimal	`7115299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9223, 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 #6C9223	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9223 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #6C9223 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9223; }
.text { color: #6c9223; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9223; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 146 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9223, #359223); }

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Questions

What color is #6C9223?: #6C9223 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Asparagus Sultan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9223?: The RGB value is 108, 146, 35: 108 red, 146 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9223?: The complementary color is #492392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9223?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.