What color is #6BA25F?

#6BA25F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BA25F?

The RGB value is 107, 162, 95: 107 red, 162 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA25F?

The complementary color is #965FA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA25F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA25F color

#6BA25F rgb(107, 162, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BA25F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 63.5% green and 37.3% blue (107, 162, 95).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#6BA25F color codes

HEX	`#6BA25F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 162, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 63.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, -31.44, 29.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 42.92, 137.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.049, 29.792, 15.466)`
Decimal	`7053919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA25F, 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 #6BA25F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6BA25F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	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 #6BA25F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba25f; }
.text { color: #6ba25f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba25f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 162 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba25f, #5fa274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6BA25F?: #6BA25F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BA25F?: The RGB value is 107, 162, 95: 107 red, 162 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA25F?: The complementary color is #965FA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA25F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.