What color is #6D9368?

#6D9368 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 #6D9368?

The RGB value is 109, 147, 104: 109 red, 147 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9368?

The complementary color is #8E6893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9368?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9368 color

#6D9368 rgb(109, 147, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9368 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 57.6% green and 40.8% blue (109, 147, 104).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#6D9368 color codes

HEX	`#6D9368`
RGB	`rgb(109, 147, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 57.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, -21.9, 18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 28.76, 139.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.238, 25.117, 16.929)`
Decimal	`7181160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9368, 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 #6D9368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #6D9368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9368; }
.text { color: #6d9368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 147 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9368, #689378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6D9368?: #6D9368 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 #6D9368?: The RGB value is 109, 147, 104: 109 red, 147 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9368?: The complementary color is #8E6893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9368?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.