What color is #6CA250?

#6CA250 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA250?

The RGB value is 108, 162, 80: 108 red, 162 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA250?

The complementary color is #8650A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA250?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA250 color

#6CA250 rgb(108, 162, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CA250 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 63.5% green and 31.4% blue (108, 162, 80).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 34% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Muted Green (#5FA052), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#6CA250 color codes

HEX	`#6CA250`
RGB	`rgb(108, 162, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 63.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 34%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 51%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 51%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, -33.14, 36.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 49.55, 131.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.552, 29.607, 12.22)`
Decimal	`7119440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA250, 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 #6CA250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6CA250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #6CA250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca250; }
.text { color: #6ca250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 162 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca250, #50a25d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6CA250?: #6CA250 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA250?: The RGB value is 108, 162, 80: 108 red, 162 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA250?: The complementary color is #8650A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA250?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.