What color is #6AAD75?

#6AAD75 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AAD75?

The RGB value is 106, 173, 117: 106 red, 173 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AAD75?

The complementary color is #AD6AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AAD75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AAD75 color

#6AAD75 rgb(106, 173, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AAD75 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 67.8% green and 45.9% blue (106, 173, 117).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#6AAD75 color codes

HEX	`#6AAD75`
RGB	`rgb(106, 173, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 67.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 39%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, -33.32, 22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 40.07, 146.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.097, 34.234, 22.164)`
Decimal	`6991221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AAD75, 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 #6AAD75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AAD75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #6AAD75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aad75; }
.text { color: #6aad75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aad75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 173 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aad75, #6aad97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6AAD75?: #6AAD75 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AAD75?: The RGB value is 106, 173, 117: 106 red, 173 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AAD75?: The complementary color is #AD6AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AAD75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.