What color is #6CB640?

#6CB640 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ultra Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CB640?

The RGB value is 108, 182, 64: 108 red, 182 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CB640?

The complementary color is #8A40B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CB640?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CB640 color

#6CB640 rgb(108, 182, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CB640 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 71.4% green and 25.1% blue (108, 182, 64).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 48% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Green (#7EBA4D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#6CB640 color codes

HEX	`#6CB640`
RGB	`rgb(108, 182, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 71.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 48%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 65%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 65%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.29, -43.68, 51.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.29, 67.3, 130.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.837, 37.013, 10.738)`
Decimal	`7124544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CB640, 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 #6CB640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CB640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #6CB640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cb640; }
.text { color: #6cb640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cb640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 182 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cb640, #40b64f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #6CB640?: #6CB640 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ultra Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CB640?: The RGB value is 108, 182, 64: 108 red, 182 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CB640?: The complementary color is #8A40B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CB640?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.