What color is #6BA77E?

#6BA77E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BA77E?

The RGB value is 107, 167, 126: 107 red, 167 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA77E?

The complementary color is #A76B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA77E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA77E color

#6BA77E rgb(107, 167, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BA77E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 65.5% green and 49.4% blue (107, 167, 126).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#6BA77E color codes

HEX	`#6BA77E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 167, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 65.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.56, -28.48, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.56, 32.27, 151.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.647, 32.268, 24.717)`
Decimal	`7055230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA77E, 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 #6BA77E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA77E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #6BA77E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba77e; }
.text { color: #6ba77e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba77e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 167 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba77e, #6ba79c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BA77E?: #6BA77E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BA77E?: The RGB value is 107, 167, 126: 107 red, 167 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA77E?: The complementary color is #A76B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA77E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.