What color is #6D9068?

#6D9068 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 #6D9068?

The RGB value is 109, 144, 104: 109 red, 144 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9068?

The complementary color is #8B6890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9068?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9068 color

#6D9068 rgb(109, 144, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9068 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 56.5% green and 40.8% blue (109, 144, 104).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6D9068 color codes

HEX	`#6D9068`
RGB	`rgb(109, 144, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 56.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, -20.36, 17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 26.79, 139.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.778, 24.197, 16.775)`
Decimal	`7180392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9068, 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 #6D9068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #6D9068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9068; }
.text { color: #6d9068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 144 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9068, #689077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6D9068?: #6D9068 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 #6D9068?: The RGB value is 109, 144, 104: 109 red, 144 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9068?: The complementary color is #8B6890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9068?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.