What color is #6AAA49?

#6AAA49 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AAA49?

The RGB value is 106, 170, 73: 106 red, 170 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AAA49?

The complementary color is #8949AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AAA49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AAA49 color

#6AAA49 rgb(106, 170, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AAA49 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 66.7% green and 28.6% blue (106, 170, 73).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 40% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#6AAA49 color codes

HEX	`#6AAA49`
RGB	`rgb(106, 170, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 66.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 40%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 57%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 57%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -38.29, 42.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 57.54, 131.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.521, 32.294, 11.401)`
Decimal	`6990409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AAA49, 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 #6AAA49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AAA49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #6AAA49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aaa49; }
.text { color: #6aaa49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aaa49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 170 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aaa49, #49aa58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6AAA49?: #6AAA49 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AAA49?: The RGB value is 106, 170, 73: 106 red, 170 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AAA49?: The complementary color is #8949AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AAA49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.