What color is #6BD847?

#6BD847 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Koopa Green Shell. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BD847?

The RGB value is 107, 216, 71: 107 red, 216 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BD847?

The complementary color is #B447D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BD847?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BD847 color

#6BD847 rgb(107, 216, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BD847 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 84.7% green and 27.8% blue (107, 216, 71).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 65% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Koopa Green Shell (#58D854), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#6BD847 color codes

HEX	`#6BD847`
RGB	`rgb(107, 216, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 84.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 65%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 67%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 67%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, -56.9, 59.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 82.33, 133.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.755, 52.69, 14.457)`
Decimal	`7067719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BD847, 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 #6BD847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BD847 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #6BD847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bd847; }
.text { color: #6bd847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bd847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 216 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bd847, #47d86c); }

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Questions

What color is #6BD847?: #6BD847 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Koopa Green Shell. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BD847?: The RGB value is 107, 216, 71: 107 red, 216 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BD847?: The complementary color is #B447D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BD847?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.