What color is #6CAF78?

#6CAF78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CAF78?

The RGB value is 108, 175, 120: 108 red, 175 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CAF78?

The complementary color is #AF6CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CAF78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CAF78 color

#6CAF78 rgb(108, 175, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CAF78 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 68.6% green and 47.1% blue (108, 175, 120).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#6CAF78 color codes

HEX	`#6CAF78`
RGB	`rgb(108, 175, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 68.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -33.1, 21.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 39.57, 146.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.903, 35.203, 23.248)`
Decimal	`7122808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CAF78, 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 #6CAF78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CAF78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #6CAF78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6caf78; }
.text { color: #6caf78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6caf78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 175 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6caf78, #6caf9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6CAF78?: #6CAF78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CAF78?: The RGB value is 108, 175, 120: 108 red, 175 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CAF78?: The complementary color is #AF6CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CAF78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.