What color is #6E9667?

#6E9667 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9667?

The RGB value is 110, 150, 103: 110 red, 150 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9667?

The complementary color is #8F6796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9667?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9667 color

#6E9667 rgb(110, 150, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9667 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 58.8% green and 40.4% blue (110, 150, 103).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#6E9667 color codes

HEX	`#6E9667`
RGB	`rgb(110, 150, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 58.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 31%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, -23.24, 20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 30.99, 138.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.784, 26.106, 16.826)`
Decimal	`7247463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9667, 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 #6E9667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #6E9667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9667; }
.text { color: #6e9667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 150 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9667, #679678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6E9667?: #6E9667 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9667?: The RGB value is 110, 150, 103: 110 red, 150 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9667?: The complementary color is #8F6796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9667?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.