What color is #6C985C?

#6C985C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C985C?

The RGB value is 108, 152, 92: 108 red, 152 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C985C?

The complementary color is #885C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C985C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C985C color

#6C985C rgb(108, 152, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C985C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 59.6% green and 36.1% blue (108, 152, 92).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#6C985C color codes

HEX	`#6C985C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 152, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 59.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, -26.71, 26.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 37.91, 134.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.344, 26.417, 14.203)`
Decimal	`7116892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C985C, 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 #6C985C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C985C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #6C985C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c985c; }
.text { color: #6c985c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c985c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 152 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c985c, #5c986a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6C985C?: #6C985C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C985C?: The RGB value is 108, 152, 92: 108 red, 152 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C985C?: The complementary color is #885C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C985C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.