What color is #6E9675?

#6E9675 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 #6E9675?

The RGB value is 110, 150, 117: 110 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9675?

The complementary color is #966E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9675?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9675 color

#6E9675 rgb(110, 150, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9675 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 58.8% green and 45.9% blue (110, 150, 117).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#6E9675 color codes

HEX	`#6E9675`
RGB	`rgb(110, 150, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 58.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, -20.72, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 24.49, 147.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.547, 26.411, 20.841)`
Decimal	`7247477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9675, 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 #6E9675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #6E9675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9675; }
.text { color: #6e9675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 150 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9675, #6e9689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6E9675?: #6E9675 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 #6E9675?: The RGB value is 110, 150, 117: 110 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9675?: The complementary color is #966E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9675?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.