What color is #6CAB63?

#6CAB63 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CAB63?

The RGB value is 108, 171, 99: 108 red, 171 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CAB63?

The complementary color is #A263AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CAB63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CAB63 color

#6CAB63 rgb(108, 171, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CAB63 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 67.1% green and 38.8% blue (108, 171, 99).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#6CAB63 color codes

HEX	`#6CAB63`
RGB	`rgb(108, 171, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 67.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 42%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, -34.69, 30.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 46.4, 138.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.998, 33.214, 17.001)`
Decimal	`7121763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CAB63, 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 #6CAB63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CAB63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #6CAB63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cab63; }
.text { color: #6cab63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cab63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 171 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cab63, #63ab7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6CAB63?: #6CAB63 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CAB63?: The RGB value is 108, 171, 99: 108 red, 171 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CAB63?: The complementary color is #A263AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CAB63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.