What color is #6CA57C?

#6CA57C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA57C?

The RGB value is 108, 165, 124: 108 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA57C?

The complementary color is #A56C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA57C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA57C color

#6CA57C rgb(108, 165, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CA57C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 64.7% green and 48.6% blue (108, 165, 124).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#6CA57C color codes

HEX	`#6CA57C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 165, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 64.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -27.57, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 31.61, 150.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.276, 31.552, 23.929)`
Decimal	`7120252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA57C, 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 #6CA57C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA57C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #6CA57C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca57c; }
.text { color: #6ca57c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca57c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 165 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca57c, #6ca599); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6CA57C?: #6CA57C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA57C?: The RGB value is 108, 165, 124: 108 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA57C?: The complementary color is #A56C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA57C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.