What color is #6D9964?

#6D9964 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9964?

The RGB value is 109, 153, 100: 109 red, 153 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9964?

The complementary color is #906499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9964?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9964 color

#6D9964 rgb(109, 153, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9964 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 60% green and 39.2% blue (109, 153, 100).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#6D9964 color codes

HEX	`#6D9964`
RGB	`rgb(109, 153, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 60%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 35%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.93, -25.6, 23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.93, 34.55, 137.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.997, 26.953, 16.203)`
Decimal	`7182692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9964, 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 #6D9964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #6D9964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9964; }
.text { color: #6d9964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 153 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9964, #649976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6D9964?: #6D9964 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9964?: The RGB value is 109, 153, 100: 109 red, 153 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9964?: The complementary color is #906499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9964?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.