What color is #6CD17E?

#6CD17E is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CD17E?

The RGB value is 108, 209, 126: 108 red, 209 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CD17E?

The complementary color is #D16CBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CD17E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CD17E color

#6CD17E rgb(108, 209, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CD17E is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 82% green and 49.4% blue (108, 209, 126).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 52% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#6CD17E color codes

HEX	`#6CD17E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 209, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 82%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 52%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 48%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, -47.1, 32.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 57.11, 145.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.749, 50.293, 27.716)`
Decimal	`7131518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CD17E, 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 #6CD17E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CD17E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #6CD17E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cd17e; }
.text { color: #6cd17e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cd17e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 209 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cd17e, #6cd1b1); }

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Questions

What color is #6CD17E?: #6CD17E is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CD17E?: The RGB value is 108, 209, 126: 108 red, 209 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CD17E?: The complementary color is #D16CBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CD17E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.