What color is #6E957A?

#6E957A 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 #6E957A?

The RGB value is 110, 149, 122: 110 red, 149 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E957A?

The complementary color is #956E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E957A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E957A color

#6E957A rgb(110, 149, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E957A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 58.4% green and 47.8% blue (110, 149, 122).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#6E957A color codes

HEX	`#6E957A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 149, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 58.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.24, -19.22, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.24, 21.66, 152.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.69, 26.214, 22.378)`
Decimal	`7247226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E957A, 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 #6E957A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E957A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #6E957A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e957a; }
.text { color: #6e957a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e957a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 149 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e957a, #6e958d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E957A?: #6E957A 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 #6E957A?: The RGB value is 110, 149, 122: 110 red, 149 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E957A?: The complementary color is #956E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E957A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.