What color is #6BAD6D?

#6BAD6D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BAD6D?

The RGB value is 107, 173, 109: 107 red, 173 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BAD6D?

The complementary color is #AD6BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BAD6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BAD6D color

#6BAD6D rgb(107, 173, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BAD6D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 67.8% green and 42.7% blue (107, 173, 109).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#6BAD6D color codes

HEX	`#6BAD6D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 173, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 67.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 37%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, -34.37, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 43.37, 142.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.766, 34.116, 19.798)`
Decimal	`7056749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BAD6D, 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 #6BAD6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BAD6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #6BAD6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bad6d; }
.text { color: #6bad6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bad6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 173 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bad6d, #6bad8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6BAD6D?: #6BAD6D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BAD6D?: The RGB value is 107, 173, 109: 107 red, 173 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BAD6D?: The complementary color is #AD6BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BAD6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.