What color is #6CA012?

#6CA012 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA012?

The RGB value is 108, 160, 18: 108 red, 160 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA012?

The complementary color is #4612A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA012?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA012 color

#6CA012 rgb(108, 160, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CA012 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 62.7% green and 7.1% blue (108, 160, 18).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 80% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gecko’s Dream (#669900), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#6CA012 color codes

HEX	`#6CA012`
RGB	`rgb(108, 160, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 62.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 80%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 89%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 89%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.22, -36.9, 59.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.22, 70.05, 121.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.864, 28.373, 5.055)`
Decimal	`7118866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA012, 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 #6CA012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6CA012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	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 #6CA012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca012; }
.text { color: #6ca012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 160 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca012, #25a012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #6CA012?: #6CA012 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA012?: The RGB value is 108, 160, 18: 108 red, 160 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA012?: The complementary color is #4612A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA012?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.