What color is #6CA28D?

#6CA28D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA28D?

The RGB value is 108, 162, 141: 108 red, 162 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA28D?

The complementary color is #A26C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA28D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA28D color

#6CA28D rgb(108, 162, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CA28D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 63.5% green and 55.3% blue (108, 162, 141).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#6CA28D color codes

HEX	`#6CA28D`
RGB	`rgb(108, 162, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 63.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, -22.58, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 23.19, 166.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.911, 30.951, 29.908)`
Decimal	`7119501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA28D, 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 #6CA28D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA28D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #6CA28D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca28d; }
.text { color: #6ca28d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca28d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 162 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca28d, #6c9ca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6CA28D?: #6CA28D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA28D?: The RGB value is 108, 162, 141: 108 red, 162 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA28D?: The complementary color is #A26C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA28D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.