What color is #6BA78F?

#6BA78F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BA78F?

The RGB value is 107, 167, 143: 107 red, 167 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA78F?

The complementary color is #A76B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA78F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA78F color

#6BA78F rgb(107, 167, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BA78F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 65.5% green and 56.1% blue (107, 167, 143).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#6BA78F color codes

HEX	`#6BA78F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 167, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 65.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, -24.96, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 25.74, 165.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.838, 32.745, 30.993)`
Decimal	`7055247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA78F, 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 #6BA78F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA78F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #6BA78F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba78f; }
.text { color: #6ba78f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba78f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 167 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba78f, #6ba1a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BA78F?: #6BA78F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BA78F?: The RGB value is 107, 167, 143: 107 red, 167 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA78F?: The complementary color is #A76B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA78F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.