What color is #6C977A?

#6C977A 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 #6C977A?

The RGB value is 108, 151, 122: 108 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C977A?

The complementary color is #976C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C977A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C977A color

#6C977A rgb(108, 151, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C977A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 59.2% green and 47.8% blue (108, 151, 122).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#6C977A color codes

HEX	`#6C977A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 151, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 59.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, -20.94, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 23.48, 153.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.763, 26.726, 22.473)`
Decimal	`7116666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C977A, 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 #6C977A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C977A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #6C977A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c977a; }
.text { color: #6c977a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c977a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 151 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c977a, #6c978f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6C977A?: #6C977A 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 #6C977A?: The RGB value is 108, 151, 122: 108 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C977A?: The complementary color is #976C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C977A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.