What color is #6D9B7A?

#6D9B7A 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 #6D9B7A?

The RGB value is 109, 155, 122: 109 red, 155 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9B7A?

The complementary color is #9B6D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9B7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9B7A color

#6D9B7A rgb(109, 155, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9B7A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 60.8% green and 47.8% blue (109, 155, 122).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#6D9B7A color codes

HEX	`#6D9B7A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 155, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 60.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -22.65, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 25.83, 151.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.54, 28.098, 22.697)`
Decimal	`7183226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9B7A, 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 #6D9B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #6D9B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9b7a; }
.text { color: #6d9b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 155 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9b7a, #6d9b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6D9B7A?: #6D9B7A 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 #6D9B7A?: The RGB value is 109, 155, 122: 109 red, 155 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9B7A?: The complementary color is #9B6D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9B7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.