What color is #6E9D54?

#6E9D54 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9D54?

The RGB value is 110, 157, 84: 110 red, 157 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9D54?

The complementary color is #83549D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9D54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9D54 color

#6E9D54 rgb(110, 157, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9D54 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 61.6% green and 32.9% blue (110, 157, 84).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 30% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#6E9D54 color codes

HEX	`#6E9D54`
RGB	`rgb(110, 157, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 61.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 30%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 46%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 46%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -29.55, 33.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 44.38, 131.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.087, 28.068, 12.745)`
Decimal	`7249236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9D54, 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 #6E9D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #6E9D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9d54; }
.text { color: #6e9d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 157 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9d54, #549d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6E9D54?: #6E9D54 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9D54?: The RGB value is 110, 157, 84: 110 red, 157 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9D54?: The complementary color is #83549D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9D54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.