What color is #6AB417?

#6AB417 is a moderate yellow-green known as Extra Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Extra Life?

The RGB value is 106, 180, 23: 106 red, 180 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Extra Life?

The complementary color is #6117B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AB417?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Extra Life color: hex code #6AB417

#6AB417 rgb(106, 180, 23)

Shades of green

Extra Life has the hex code #6AB417. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 70.6% green and 9% blue (106, 180, 23).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 77% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

Extra Life (#6AB417) color codes

HEX	`#6AB417`
RGB	`rgb(106, 180, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 70.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 77%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 87%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 87%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.34, -45.99, 63.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.34, 78.54, 125.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.419, 35.767, 6.533)`
Decimal	`6992919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Extra Life, 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 #6AB417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AB417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6AB417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ab417; }
.text { color: #6ab417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ab417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 180 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ab417, #1bb417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #6AB417 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6AB417?: #6AB417 is a moderate yellow-green known as Extra Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Extra Life?: The RGB value is 106, 180, 23: 106 red, 180 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Extra Life?: The complementary color is #6117B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AB417?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.