What color is #6BB552?

#6BB552 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BB552?

The RGB value is 107, 181, 82: 107 red, 181 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BB552?

The complementary color is #9C52B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BB552?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BB552 color

#6BB552 rgb(107, 181, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BB552 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 71% green and 32.2% blue (107, 181, 82).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 40% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#6BB552 color codes

HEX	`#6BB552`
RGB	`rgb(107, 181, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 71%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 40%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 55%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 55%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, -41.74, 42.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 59.79, 134.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.109, 36.781, 13.81)`
Decimal	`7058770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BB552, 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 #6BB552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BB552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #6BB552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bb552; }
.text { color: #6bb552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bb552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 181 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bb552, #52b56b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #6BB552?: #6BB552 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BB552?: The RGB value is 107, 181, 82: 107 red, 181 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BB552?: The complementary color is #9C52B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BB552?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.