What color is #6CA272?

#6CA272 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA272?

The RGB value is 108, 162, 114: 108 red, 162 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA272?

The complementary color is #A26C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA272 color

#6CA272 rgb(108, 162, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CA272 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 63.5% green and 44.7% blue (108, 162, 114).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#6CA272 color codes

HEX	`#6CA272`
RGB	`rgb(108, 162, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 63.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, -27.97, 19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 34.07, 145.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.141, 30.243, 20.587)`
Decimal	`7119474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA272, 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 #6CA272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #6CA272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca272; }
.text { color: #6ca272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 162 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca272, #6ca28d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6CA272?: #6CA272 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA272?: The RGB value is 108, 162, 114: 108 red, 162 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA272?: The complementary color is #A26C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.