What color is #6C9357?

#6C9357 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9357?

The RGB value is 108, 147, 87: 108 red, 147 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9357?

The complementary color is #7E5793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9357?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9357 color

#6C9357 rgb(108, 147, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9357 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 57.6% green and 34.1% blue (108, 147, 87).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#6C9357 color codes

HEX	`#6C9357`
RGB	`rgb(108, 147, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 57.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.82, -24.98, 27.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.82, 37.17, 132.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.338, 24.743, 12.825)`
Decimal	`7115607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9357, 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 #6C9357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #6C9357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9357; }
.text { color: #6c9357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 147 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9357, #579360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6C9357?: #6C9357 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9357?: The RGB value is 108, 147, 87: 108 red, 147 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9357?: The complementary color is #7E5793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9357?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.