What color is #6D9573?

#6D9573 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 #6D9573?

The RGB value is 109, 149, 115: 109 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9573?

The complementary color is #956D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9573 color

#6D9573 rgb(109, 149, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9573 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 58.4% green and 45.1% blue (109, 149, 115).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#6D9573 color codes

HEX	`#6D9573`
RGB	`rgb(109, 149, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 58.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, -20.93, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 24.97, 146.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.148, 25.983, 20.17)`
Decimal	`7181683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9573, 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 #6D9573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #6D9573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9573; }
.text { color: #6d9573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 149 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9573, #6d9587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6D9573?: #6D9573 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 #6D9573?: The RGB value is 109, 149, 115: 109 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9573?: The complementary color is #956D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.