What color is #6D9C60?

#6D9C60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9C60?

The RGB value is 109, 156, 96: 109 red, 156 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9C60?

The complementary color is #8F609C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9C60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9C60 color

#6D9C60 rgb(109, 156, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9C60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 61.2% green and 37.6% blue (109, 156, 96).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#6D9C60 color codes

HEX	`#6D9C60`
RGB	`rgb(109, 156, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 61.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 38%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.77, -27.7, 26.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.77, 38.34, 136.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.306, 27.872, 15.374)`
Decimal	`7183456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9C60, 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 #6D9C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #6D9C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9c60; }
.text { color: #6d9c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 156 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9c60, #609c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6D9C60?: #6D9C60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9C60?: The RGB value is 109, 156, 96: 109 red, 156 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9C60?: The complementary color is #8F609C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9C60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.