What color is #6CBB74?

#6CBB74 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CBB74?

The RGB value is 108, 187, 116: 108 red, 187 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CBB74?

The complementary color is #BB6CB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CBB74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CBB74 color

#6CBB74 rgb(108, 187, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CBB74 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 73.3% green and 45.5% blue (108, 187, 116).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#6CBB74 color codes

HEX	`#6CBB74`
RGB	`rgb(108, 187, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 73.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 42%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.46, -39.25, 28.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.46, 48.55, 143.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.106, 39.988, 22.81)`
Decimal	`7125876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CBB74, 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 #6CBB74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CBB74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	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 #6CBB74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cbb74; }
.text { color: #6cbb74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cbb74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 187 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cbb74, #6cbb9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6CBB74?: #6CBB74 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CBB74?: The RGB value is 108, 187, 116: 108 red, 187 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CBB74?: The complementary color is #BB6CB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CBB74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.