What color is #6BBF60?

#6BBF60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BBF60?

The RGB value is 107, 191, 96: 107 red, 191 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BBF60?

The complementary color is #B460BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BBF60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BBF60 color

#6BBF60 rgb(107, 191, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BBF60 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 74.9% green and 37.6% blue (107, 191, 96).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#6BBF60 color codes

HEX	`#6BBF60`
RGB	`rgb(107, 191, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 74.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 50%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 50%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.34, -44.25, 39.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.34, 59.58, 137.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.804, 41.23, 17.61)`
Decimal	`7061344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BBF60, 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 #6BBF60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BBF60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #6BBF60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bbf60; }
.text { color: #6bbf60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bbf60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 191 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bbf60, #60bf85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #6BBF60?: #6BBF60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BBF60?: The RGB value is 107, 191, 96: 107 red, 191 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BBF60?: The complementary color is #B460BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BBF60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.