What color is #6E9872?

#6E9872 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 #6E9872?

The RGB value is 110, 152, 114: 110 red, 152 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9872?

The complementary color is #986E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9872 color

#6E9872 rgb(110, 152, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9872 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 59.6% green and 44.7% blue (110, 152, 114).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#6E9872 color codes

HEX	`#6E9872`
RGB	`rgb(110, 152, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 59.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, -22.31, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 27.16, 145.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.695, 26.986, 20.035)`
Decimal	`7247986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9872, 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 #6E9872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #6E9872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9872; }
.text { color: #6e9872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 152 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9872, #6e9887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6E9872?: #6E9872 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 #6E9872?: The RGB value is 110, 152, 114: 110 red, 152 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9872?: The complementary color is #986E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.