What color is #6E9B6C?

#6E9B6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9B6C?

The RGB value is 110, 155, 108: 110 red, 155 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9B6C?

The complementary color is #996C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9B6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9B6C color

#6E9B6C rgb(110, 155, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9B6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 60.8% green and 42.4% blue (110, 155, 108).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#6E9B6C color codes

HEX	`#6E9B6C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 155, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 60.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.74, -24.89, 19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.74, 31.87, 141.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.858, 27.84, 18.459)`
Decimal	`7248748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9B6C, 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 #6E9B6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9B6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #6E9B6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9b6c; }
.text { color: #6e9b6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9b6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 155 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9b6c, #6c9b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6E9B6C?: #6E9B6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9B6C?: The RGB value is 110, 155, 108: 110 red, 155 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9B6C?: The complementary color is #996C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9B6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.