What color is #6E9A70?

#6E9A70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9A70?

The RGB value is 110, 154, 112: 110 red, 154 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9A70?

The complementary color is #9A6E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9A70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9A70 color

#6E9A70 rgb(110, 154, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9A70 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 60.4% green and 43.9% blue (110, 154, 112).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#6E9A70 color codes

HEX	`#6E9A70`
RGB	`rgb(110, 154, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 60.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.52, -23.69, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.52, 29.38, 143.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.91, 27.595, 19.551)`
Decimal	`7248496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9A70, 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 #6E9A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #6E9A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9a70; }
.text { color: #6e9a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 154 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9a70, #6e9a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6E9A70?: #6E9A70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9A70?: The RGB value is 110, 154, 112: 110 red, 154 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9A70?: The complementary color is #9A6E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9A70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.