What color is #6AB961?

#6AB961 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AB961?

The RGB value is 106, 185, 97: 106 red, 185 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AB961?

The complementary color is #B061B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AB961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AB961 color

#6AB961 rgb(106, 185, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AB961 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 72.5% green and 38% blue (106, 185, 97).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bud Green (#79B465), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#6AB961 color codes

HEX	`#6AB961`
RGB	`rgb(106, 185, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 72.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 48%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, -41.86, 37.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 55.92, 138.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.449, 38.624, 17.421)`
Decimal	`6994273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AB961, 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 #6AB961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AB961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #6AB961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ab961; }
.text { color: #6ab961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ab961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 185 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ab961, #61b984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #6AB961?: #6AB961 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AB961?: The RGB value is 106, 185, 97: 106 red, 185 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AB961?: The complementary color is #B061B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AB961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.