What color is #6D926A?

#6D926A 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 #6D926A?

The RGB value is 109, 146, 106: 109 red, 146 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D926A?

The complementary color is #8F6A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D926A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D926A color

#6D926A rgb(109, 146, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D926A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 57.3% green and 41.6% blue (109, 146, 106).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 43% 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 5.97:1).

#6D926A color codes

HEX	`#6D926A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 146, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 57.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, -21.04, 17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 27.15, 140.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.186, 24.849, 17.418)`
Decimal	`7180906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D926A, 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 #6D926A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D926A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #6D926A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d926a; }
.text { color: #6d926a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d926a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 146 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d926a, #6a927b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6D926A?: #6D926A 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 #6D926A?: The RGB value is 109, 146, 106: 109 red, 146 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D926A?: The complementary color is #8F6A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D926A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.