What color is #6CAA67?

#6CAA67 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CAA67?

The RGB value is 108, 170, 103: 108 red, 170 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CAA67?

The complementary color is #A567AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CAA67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CAA67 color

#6CAA67 rgb(108, 170, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CAA67 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 66.7% green and 40.4% blue (108, 170, 103).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#6CAA67 color codes

HEX	`#6CAA67`
RGB	`rgb(108, 170, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 66.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, -33.62, 28.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 44, 139.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.006, 32.916, 17.97)`
Decimal	`7121511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CAA67, 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 #6CAA67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CAA67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #6CAA67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6caa67; }
.text { color: #6caa67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6caa67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 170 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6caa67, #67aa84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6CAA67?: #6CAA67 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CAA67?: The RGB value is 108, 170, 103: 108 red, 170 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CAA67?: The complementary color is #A567AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CAA67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.