What color is #6CAC73?

#6CAC73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CAC73?

The RGB value is 108, 172, 115: 108 red, 172 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CAC73?

The complementary color is #AC6CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CAC73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CAC73 color

#6CAC73 rgb(108, 172, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CAC73 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 67.5% green and 45.1% blue (108, 172, 115).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#6CAC73 color codes

HEX	`#6CAC73`
RGB	`rgb(108, 172, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 67.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.91, -32.57, 23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.91, 39.89, 144.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.03, 33.93, 21.499)`
Decimal	`7122035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CAC73, 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 #6CAC73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CAC73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #6CAC73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cac73; }
.text { color: #6cac73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cac73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 172 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cac73, #6cac93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6CAC73?: #6CAC73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CAC73?: The RGB value is 108, 172, 115: 108 red, 172 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CAC73?: The complementary color is #AC6CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CAC73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.