What color is #6BA546?

#6BA546 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BA546?

The RGB value is 107, 165, 70: 107 red, 165 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA546?

The complementary color is #8046A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA546?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA546 color

#6BA546 rgb(107, 165, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BA546 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 64.7% green and 27.5% blue (107, 165, 70).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus (#77AB56), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#6BA546 color codes

HEX	`#6BA546`
RGB	`rgb(107, 165, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 64.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 58%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, -36.03, 42.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 55.81, 130.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.624, 30.477, 10.589)`
Decimal	`7054662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA546, 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 #6BA546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #6BA546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba546; }
.text { color: #6ba546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 165 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba546, #46a551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6BA546?: #6BA546 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BA546?: The RGB value is 107, 165, 70: 107 red, 165 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA546?: The complementary color is #8046A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA546?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.