What color is #6CA78B?

#6CA78B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA78B?

The RGB value is 108, 167, 139: 108 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA78B?

The complementary color is #A76C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA78B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA78B color

#6CA78B rgb(108, 167, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CA78B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 65.5% green and 54.5% blue (108, 167, 139).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#6CA78B color codes

HEX	`#6CA78B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 167, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 65.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.91, -25.52, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.91, 26.89, 161.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.662, 32.688, 29.431)`
Decimal	`7120779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA78B, 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 #6CA78B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA78B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #6CA78B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca78b; }
.text { color: #6ca78b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca78b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 167 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca78b, #6ca5a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6CA78B?: #6CA78B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA78B?: The RGB value is 108, 167, 139: 108 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA78B?: The complementary color is #A76C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA78B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.