What color is #6D9652?

#6D9652 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9652?

The RGB value is 109, 150, 82: 109 red, 150 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9652?

The complementary color is #7B5296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9652?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9652 color

#6D9652 rgb(109, 150, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9652 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 58.8% green and 32.2% blue (109, 150, 82).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#6D9652 color codes

HEX	`#6D9652`
RGB	`rgb(109, 150, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 58.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 29%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 45%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.72, -26.79, 31.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.72, 41.24, 130.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.736, 25.673, 11.949)`
Decimal	`7181906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9652, 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 #6D9652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #6D9652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9652; }
.text { color: #6d9652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 150 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9652, #529659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6D9652?: #6D9652 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9652?: The RGB value is 109, 150, 82: 109 red, 150 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9652?: The complementary color is #7B5296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9652?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.