What color is #6D9658?

#6D9658 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 #6D9658?

The RGB value is 109, 150, 88: 109 red, 150 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9658?

The complementary color is #815896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9658?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9658 color

#6D9658 rgb(109, 150, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9658 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 58.8% green and 34.5% blue (109, 150, 88).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#6D9658 color codes

HEX	`#6D9658`
RGB	`rgb(109, 150, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 58.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 41%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 41%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, -25.95, 28.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 38.38, 132.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.974, 25.768, 13.205)`
Decimal	`7181912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9658, 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 #6D9658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #6D9658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9658; }
.text { color: #6d9658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 150 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9658, #589662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6D9658?: #6D9658 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 #6D9658?: The RGB value is 109, 150, 88: 109 red, 150 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9658?: The complementary color is #815896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9658?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.