What color is #6DB083?

#6DB083 is a desaturated green known as Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lily Pads?

The RGB value is 109, 176, 131: 109 red, 176 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lily Pads?

The complementary color is #B06D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DB083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lily Pads color: hex code #6DB083

#6DB083 rgb(109, 176, 131)

Shades of green

Lily Pads has the hex code #6DB083. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 69% green and 51.4% blue (109, 176, 131).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

Lily Pads (#6DB083) color codes

HEX	`#6DB083`
RGB	`rgb(109, 176, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 69%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, -31.22, 16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 35.3, 152.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.927, 35.939, 27.039)`
Decimal	`7188611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lily Pads, 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 #6DB083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DB083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #6DB083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6db083; }
.text { color: #6db083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6db083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 176 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6db083, #6db0a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

See #6DB083 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6DB083?: #6DB083 is a desaturated green known as Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lily Pads?: The RGB value is 109, 176, 131: 109 red, 176 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lily Pads?: The complementary color is #B06D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DB083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.