What color is #6DA58D?

#6DA58D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DA58D?

The RGB value is 109, 165, 141: 109 red, 165 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA58D?

The complementary color is #A56D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA58D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA58D color

#6DA58D rgb(109, 165, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DA58D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 64.7% green and 55.3% blue (109, 165, 141).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#6DA58D color codes

HEX	`#6DA58D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 165, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 64.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.41, -23.79, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.41, 24.7, 164.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.568, 32.083, 30.092)`
Decimal	`7185805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA58D, 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 #6DA58D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA58D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #6DA58D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da58d; }
.text { color: #6da58d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da58d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 165 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da58d, #6da1a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6DA58D?: #6DA58D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DA58D?: The RGB value is 109, 165, 141: 109 red, 165 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA58D?: The complementary color is #A56D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA58D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.