What color is #6AA571?

#6AA571 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AA571?

The RGB value is 106, 165, 113: 106 red, 165 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AA571?

The complementary color is #A56A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AA571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AA571 color

#6AA571 rgb(106, 165, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AA571 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 64.7% green and 44.3% blue (106, 165, 113).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#6AA571 color codes

HEX	`#6AA571`
RGB	`rgb(106, 165, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 64.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, -30.25, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 36.85, 145.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.379, 31.166, 20.456)`
Decimal	`6989169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AA571, 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 #6AA571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AA571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #6AA571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aa571; }
.text { color: #6aa571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aa571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 165 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aa571, #6aa58e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6AA571?: #6AA571 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AA571?: The RGB value is 106, 165, 113: 106 red, 165 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AA571?: The complementary color is #A56A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AA571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.