What color is #6E9777?

#6E9777 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 #6E9777?

The RGB value is 110, 151, 119: 110 red, 151 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9777?

The complementary color is #976E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9777 color

#6E9777 rgb(110, 151, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9777 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 59.2% green and 46.7% blue (110, 151, 119).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#6E9777 color codes

HEX	`#6E9777`
RGB	`rgb(110, 151, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 59.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.77, -20.85, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.77, 24.26, 149.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.826, 26.779, 21.521)`
Decimal	`7247735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9777, 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 #6E9777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #6E9777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9777; }
.text { color: #6e9777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 151 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9777, #6e978b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6E9777?: #6E9777 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 #6E9777?: The RGB value is 110, 151, 119: 110 red, 151 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9777?: The complementary color is #976E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.