What color is #6BCB8A?

#6BCB8A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BCB8A?

The RGB value is 107, 203, 138: 107 red, 203 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BCB8A?

The complementary color is #CB6BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BCB8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BCB8A color

#6BCB8A rgb(107, 203, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BCB8A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 79.6% green and 54.1% blue (107, 203, 138).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 48% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vegetation (#5CCD97), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#6BCB8A color codes

HEX	`#6BCB8A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 203, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 79.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 48%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 47%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.62, -42.74, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.62, 48.96, 150.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.005, 47.67, 31.555)`
Decimal	`7064458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BCB8A, 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 #6BCB8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BCB8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #6BCB8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bcb8a; }
.text { color: #6bcb8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bcb8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 203 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bcb8a, #6bcbba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6BCB8A?: #6BCB8A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BCB8A?: The RGB value is 107, 203, 138: 107 red, 203 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BCB8A?: The complementary color is #CB6BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BCB8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.