What color is #6CA56B?

#6CA56B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA56B?

The RGB value is 108, 165, 107: 108 red, 165 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA56B?

The complementary color is #A46BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA56B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA56B color

#6CA56B rgb(108, 165, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CA56B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 64.7% green and 42% blue (108, 165, 107).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#6CA56B color codes

HEX	`#6CA56B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 165, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 64.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 35%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -30.62, 24.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 39.11, 141.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.292, 31.159, 18.747)`
Decimal	`7120235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA56B, 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 #6CA56B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA56B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #6CA56B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca56b; }
.text { color: #6ca56b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca56b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 165 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca56b, #6ba587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6CA56B?: #6CA56B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA56B?: The RGB value is 108, 165, 107: 108 red, 165 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA56B?: The complementary color is #A46BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA56B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.