What color is #6D956C?

#6D956C 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 #6D956C?

The RGB value is 109, 149, 108: 109 red, 149 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D956C?

The complementary color is #946C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D956C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D956C color

#6D956C rgb(109, 149, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D956C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 58.4% green and 42.4% blue (109, 149, 108).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#6D956C color codes

HEX	`#6D956C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 149, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 58.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.87, -22.22, 17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.87, 28.19, 142.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.76, 25.828, 18.129)`
Decimal	`7181676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D956C, 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 #6D956C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D956C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #6D956C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d956c; }
.text { color: #6d956c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d956c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 149 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d956c, #6c9580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6D956C?: #6D956C 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 #6D956C?: The RGB value is 109, 149, 108: 109 red, 149 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D956C?: The complementary color is #946C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D956C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.