What color is #6E9476?

#6E9476 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 #6E9476?

The RGB value is 110, 148, 118: 110 red, 148 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9476?

The complementary color is #946E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9476 color

#6E9476 rgb(110, 148, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9476 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 58% green and 46.3% blue (110, 148, 118).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#6E9476 color codes

HEX	`#6E9476`
RGB	`rgb(110, 148, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 58%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, -19.49, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 22.73, 149.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.289, 25.802, 21.047)`
Decimal	`7246966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9476, 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 #6E9476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #6E9476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9476; }
.text { color: #6e9476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 148 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9476, #6e9489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E9476?: #6E9476 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 #6E9476?: The RGB value is 110, 148, 118: 110 red, 148 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9476?: The complementary color is #946E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.