What color is #6AD196?

#6AD196 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AD196?

The RGB value is 106, 209, 150: 106 red, 209 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AD196?

The complementary color is #D16AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AD196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AD196 color

#6AD196 rgb(106, 209, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AD196 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 82% green and 58.8% blue (106, 209, 150).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 53% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Vegetation (#5CCD97), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#6AD196 color codes

HEX	`#6AD196`
RGB	`rgb(106, 209, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 82%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 53%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 49%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.6, -43.33, 20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.6, 47.83, 154.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.247, 50.864, 36.861)`
Decimal	`7000470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AD196, 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 #6AD196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AD196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #6AD196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ad196; }
.text { color: #6ad196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ad196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 209 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ad196, #6ad1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #6AD196?: #6AD196 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AD196?: The RGB value is 106, 209, 150: 106 red, 209 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AD196?: The complementary color is #D16AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AD196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.