What color is #6CA171?

#6CA171 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA171?

The RGB value is 108, 161, 113: 108 red, 161 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA171?

The complementary color is #A16C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA171 color

#6CA171 rgb(108, 161, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CA171 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 63.1% green and 44.3% blue (108, 161, 113).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#6CA171 color codes

HEX	`#6CA171`
RGB	`rgb(108, 161, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 63.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -27.66, 19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 33.88, 144.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.909, 29.869, 20.231)`
Decimal	`7119217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA171, 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 #6CA171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6CA171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #6CA171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca171; }
.text { color: #6ca171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 161 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca171, #6ca18b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6CA171?: #6CA171 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA171?: The RGB value is 108, 161, 113: 108 red, 161 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA171?: The complementary color is #A16C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.