What color is #6DA679?

#6DA679 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DA679?

The RGB value is 109, 166, 121: 109 red, 166 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA679?

The complementary color is #A66D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA679 color

#6DA679 rgb(109, 166, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DA679 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 65.1% green and 47.5% blue (109, 166, 121).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#6DA679 color codes

HEX	`#6DA679`
RGB	`rgb(109, 166, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 65.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.26, -28.31, 17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.26, 33.3, 148.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.393, 31.903, 23.011)`
Decimal	`7186041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA679, 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 #6DA679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #6DA679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da679; }
.text { color: #6da679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 166 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da679, #6da696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6DA679?: #6DA679 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DA679?: The RGB value is 109, 166, 121: 109 red, 166 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA679?: The complementary color is #A66D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.