What color is #6BB87C?

#6BB87C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BB87C?

The RGB value is 107, 184, 124: 107 red, 184 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BB87C?

The complementary color is #B86BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BB87C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BB87C color

#6BB87C rgb(107, 184, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BB87C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 72.2% green and 48.6% blue (107, 184, 124).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#6BB87C color codes

HEX	`#6BB87C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 184, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 72.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 35%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 42%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 33%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.65, -36.84, 23.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.65, 43.55, 147.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.84, 38.86, 25.151)`
Decimal	`7059580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BB87C, 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 #6BB87C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BB87C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #6BB87C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bb87c; }
.text { color: #6bb87c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bb87c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 184 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bb87c, #6bb8a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6BB87C?: #6BB87C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BB87C?: The RGB value is 107, 184, 124: 107 red, 184 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BB87C?: The complementary color is #B86BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BB87C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.