What color is #6DA790?

#6DA790 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 #6DA790?

The RGB value is 109, 167, 144: 109 red, 167 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA790?

The complementary color is #A76D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA790 color

#6DA790 rgb(109, 167, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DA790 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 65.5% green and 56.5% blue (109, 167, 144).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#6DA790 color codes

HEX	`#6DA790`
RGB	`rgb(109, 167, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 65.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, -24.14, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 24.86, 166.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.158, 32.901, 31.405)`
Decimal	`7186320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA790, 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 #6DA790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #6DA790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da790; }
.text { color: #6da790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 167 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da790, #6da1a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6DA790?: #6DA790 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 #6DA790?: The RGB value is 109, 167, 144: 109 red, 167 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA790?: The complementary color is #A76D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.