What color is #6BBB86?

#6BBB86 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 #6BBB86?

The RGB value is 107, 187, 134: 107 red, 187 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BBB86?

The complementary color is #BB6BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BBB86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BBB86 color

#6BBB86 rgb(107, 187, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BBB86 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 73.3% green and 52.5% blue (107, 187, 134).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#6BBB86 color codes

HEX	`#6BBB86`
RGB	`rgb(107, 187, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 73.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, -36.36, 19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 41.19, 151.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.135, 40.386, 28.862)`
Decimal	`7060358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BBB86, 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 #6BBB86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BBB86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #6BBB86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bbb86; }
.text { color: #6bbb86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bbb86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 187 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bbb86, #6bbbae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6BBB86?: #6BBB86 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 #6BBB86?: The RGB value is 107, 187, 134: 107 red, 187 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BBB86?: The complementary color is #BB6BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BBB86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.