What color is #6AAC7F?

#6AAC7F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AAC7F?

The RGB value is 106, 172, 127: 106 red, 172 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AAC7F?

The complementary color is #AC6A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AAC7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AAC7F color

#6AAC7F rgb(106, 172, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AAC7F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 67.5% green and 49.8% blue (106, 172, 127).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#6AAC7F color codes

HEX	`#6AAC7F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 172, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 67.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, -31, 16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 35.2, 151.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.526, 34.1, 25.364)`
Decimal	`6990975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AAC7F, 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 #6AAC7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AAC7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #6AAC7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aac7f; }
.text { color: #6aac7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aac7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 172 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aac7f, #6aaca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6AAC7F?: #6AAC7F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AAC7F?: The RGB value is 106, 172, 127: 106 red, 172 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AAC7F?: The complementary color is #AC6A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AAC7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.