What color is #6ABB72?

#6ABB72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6ABB72?

The RGB value is 106, 187, 114: 106 red, 187 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6ABB72?

The complementary color is #BB6AB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6ABB72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6ABB72 color

#6ABB72 rgb(106, 187, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #6ABB72 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 73.3% green and 44.7% blue (106, 187, 114).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#6ABB72 color codes

HEX	`#6ABB72`
RGB	`rgb(106, 187, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 73.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -40.18, 29.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 49.81, 143.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.75, 39.818, 22.192)`
Decimal	`6994802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6ABB72, 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 #6ABB72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6ABB72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #6ABB72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6abb72; }
.text { color: #6abb72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6abb72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 187 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6abb72, #6abb9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6ABB72?: #6ABB72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6ABB72?: The RGB value is 106, 187, 114: 106 red, 187 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6ABB72?: The complementary color is #BB6AB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6ABB72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.