What color is #6AEF5C?

#6AEF5C is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color The Matrix. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AEF5C?

The RGB value is 106, 239, 92: 106 red, 239 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AEF5C?

The complementary color is #E15CEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AEF5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AEF5C color

#6AEF5C rgb(106, 239, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AEF5C is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 93.7% green and 36.1% blue (106, 239, 92).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 82% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is The Matrix (#70F15E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#6AEF5C color codes

HEX	`#6AEF5C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 239, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 93.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 82%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 62%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 62%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.77, -63.66, 58.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.77, 86.58, 137.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.74, 65.567, 20.737)`
Decimal	`7008092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AEF5C, 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 #6AEF5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AEF5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #6AEF5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aef5c; }
.text { color: #6aef5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aef5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 239 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aef5c, #5cef98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

Questions

What color is #6AEF5C?: #6AEF5C is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color The Matrix. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AEF5C?: The RGB value is 106, 239, 92: 106 red, 239 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AEF5C?: The complementary color is #E15CEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AEF5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.