What color is #6DA386?

#6DA386 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DA386?

The RGB value is 109, 163, 134: 109 red, 163 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA386?

The complementary color is #A36D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA386 color

#6DA386 rgb(109, 163, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DA386 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 63.9% green and 52.5% blue (109, 163, 134).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#6DA386 color codes

HEX	`#6DA386`
RGB	`rgb(109, 163, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 63.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, -24.27, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 26.04, 158.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.705, 31.166, 27.316)`
Decimal	`7185286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA386, 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 #6DA386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #6DA386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da386; }
.text { color: #6da386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 163 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da386, #6da3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6DA386?: #6DA386 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DA386?: The RGB value is 109, 163, 134: 109 red, 163 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA386?: The complementary color is #A36D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.