What color is #6DA176?

#6DA176 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DA176?

The RGB value is 109, 161, 118: 109 red, 161 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA176?

The complementary color is #A16D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA176 color

#6DA176 rgb(109, 161, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DA176 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 63.1% green and 46.3% blue (109, 161, 118).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#6DA176 color codes

HEX	`#6DA176`
RGB	`rgb(109, 161, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 63.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 27%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, -26.42, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 31.43, 147.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.32, 30.048, 21.76)`
Decimal	`7184758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA176, 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 #6DA176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #6DA176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da176; }
.text { color: #6da176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 161 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da176, #6da190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6DA176?: #6DA176 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DA176?: The RGB value is 109, 161, 118: 109 red, 161 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA176?: The complementary color is #A16D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.