What color is #6CD56C?

#6CD56C is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CD56C?

The RGB value is 108, 213, 108: 108 red, 213 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CD56C?

The complementary color is #D56CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CD56C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CD56C color

#6CD56C rgb(108, 213, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CD56C is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 83.5% green and 42.4% blue (108, 213, 108).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 56% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#6CD56C color codes

HEX	`#6CD56C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 213, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 83.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 56%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 49%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 49%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, -51.41, 42.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 66.69, 140.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.684, 51.857, 22.472)`
Decimal	`7132524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CD56C, 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 #6CD56C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CD56C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #6CD56C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cd56c; }
.text { color: #6cd56c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cd56c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 213 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cd56c, #6cd5a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6CD56C?: #6CD56C is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CD56C?: The RGB value is 108, 213, 108: 108 red, 213 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CD56C?: The complementary color is #D56CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CD56C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.