What color is #6BD176?

#6BD176 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BD176?

The RGB value is 107, 209, 118: 107 red, 209 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BD176?

The complementary color is #D16BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BD176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BD176 color

#6BD176 rgb(107, 209, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BD176 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 82% green and 46.3% blue (107, 209, 118).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 53% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#6BD176 color codes

HEX	`#6BD176`
RGB	`rgb(107, 209, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 82%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 53%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 49%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 44%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.09, -48.62, 36.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.09, 60.58, 143.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.132, 50.032, 25.1)`
Decimal	`7065974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BD176, 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 #6BD176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BD176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #6BD176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bd176; }
.text { color: #6bd176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bd176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 209 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bd176, #6bd1a9); }

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Questions

What color is #6BD176?: #6BD176 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BD176?: The RGB value is 107, 209, 118: 107 red, 209 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BD176?: The complementary color is #D16BC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BD176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.