What color is #6BA587?

#6BA587 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BA587?

The RGB value is 107, 165, 135: 107 red, 165 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA587?

The complementary color is #A56B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA587 color

#6BA587 rgb(107, 165, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BA587 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 64.7% green and 52.9% blue (107, 165, 135).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#6BA587 color codes

HEX	`#6BA587`
RGB	`rgb(107, 165, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 64.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, -25.68, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 27.42, 159.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.89, 31.784, 27.793)`
Decimal	`7054727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA587, 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 #6BA587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #6BA587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba587; }
.text { color: #6ba587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 165 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba587, #6ba5a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BA587?: #6BA587 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BA587?: The RGB value is 107, 165, 135: 107 red, 165 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA587?: The complementary color is #A56B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.