What color is #6BA981?

#6BA981 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BA981?

The RGB value is 107, 169, 129: 107 red, 169 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA981?

The complementary color is #A96B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA981 color

#6BA981 rgb(107, 169, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BA981 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 66.3% green and 50.6% blue (107, 169, 129).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#6BA981 color codes

HEX	`#6BA981`
RGB	`rgb(107, 169, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 66.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 37%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, -28.86, 14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 32.27, 153.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.212, 33.085, 25.875)`
Decimal	`7055745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA981, 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 #6BA981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #6BA981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba981; }
.text { color: #6ba981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 169 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba981, #6ba9a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BA981?: #6BA981 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BA981?: The RGB value is 107, 169, 129: 107 red, 169 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA981?: The complementary color is #A96B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.