What color is #6DA845?

#6DA845 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DA845?

The RGB value is 109, 168, 69: 109 red, 168 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA845?

The complementary color is #8045A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA845?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA845 color

#6DA845 rgb(109, 168, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DA845 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 65.9% green and 27.1% blue (109, 168, 69).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 42% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus (#77AB56), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#6DA845 color codes

HEX	`#6DA845`
RGB	`rgb(109, 168, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 65.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 42%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 59%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 59%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, -36.77, 44.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 57.57, 129.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.383, 31.685, 10.618)`
Decimal	`7186501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA845, 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 #6DA845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #6DA845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da845; }
.text { color: #6da845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 168 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da845, #45a84f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6DA845?: #6DA845 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DA845?: The RGB value is 109, 168, 69: 109 red, 168 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA845?: The complementary color is #8045A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA845?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.