What color is #6CC499?

#6CC499 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CC499?

The RGB value is 108, 196, 153: 108 red, 196 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CC499?

The complementary color is #C46C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CC499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CC499 color

#6CC499 rgb(108, 196, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CC499 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 76.9% green and 60% blue (108, 196, 153).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 43% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#6CC499 color codes

HEX	`#6CC499`
RGB	`rgb(108, 196, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 76.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 43%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 45%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 22%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.87, -36.42, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.87, 38.83, 159.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.672, 44.966, 37.141)`
Decimal	`7128217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CC499, 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 #6CC499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CC499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #6CC499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cc499; }
.text { color: #6cc499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cc499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 196 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cc499, #6cc3c4); }

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Questions

What color is #6CC499?: #6CC499 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CC499?: The RGB value is 108, 196, 153: 108 red, 196 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CC499?: The complementary color is #C46C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CC499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.