What color is #6CAD7B?

#6CAD7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CAD7B?

The RGB value is 108, 173, 123: 108 red, 173 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CAD7B?

The complementary color is #AD6C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CAD7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CAD7B color

#6CAD7B rgb(108, 173, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CAD7B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 67.8% green and 48.2% blue (108, 173, 123).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#6CAD7B color codes

HEX	`#6CAD7B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 173, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 67.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, -31.61, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 37.04, 148.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.702, 34.504, 24.093)`
Decimal	`7122299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CAD7B, 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 #6CAD7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CAD7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #6CAD7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cad7b; }
.text { color: #6cad7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cad7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 173 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cad7b, #6cad9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6CAD7B?: #6CAD7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CAD7B?: The RGB value is 108, 173, 123: 108 red, 173 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CAD7B?: The complementary color is #AD6C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CAD7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.