What color is #6BAB71?

#6BAB71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BAB71?

The RGB value is 107, 171, 113: 107 red, 171 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BAB71?

The complementary color is #AB6BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BAB71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BAB71 color

#6BAB71 rgb(107, 171, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BAB71 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 67.1% green and 44.3% blue (107, 171, 113).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#6BAB71 color codes

HEX	`#6BAB71`
RGB	`rgb(107, 171, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 67.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, -32.77, 23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 40.37, 144.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.606, 33.443, 20.831)`
Decimal	`7056241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BAB71, 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 #6BAB71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BAB71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #6BAB71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bab71; }
.text { color: #6bab71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bab71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 171 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bab71, #6bab91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6BAB71?: #6BAB71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BAB71?: The RGB value is 107, 171, 113: 107 red, 171 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BAB71?: The complementary color is #AB6BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BAB71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.