What color is #6DAE76?

#6DAE76 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DAE76?

The RGB value is 109, 174, 118: 109 red, 174 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DAE76?

The complementary color is #AE6DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DAE76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DAE76 color

#6DAE76 rgb(109, 174, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DAE76 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 68.2% green and 46.3% blue (109, 174, 118).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#6DAE76 color codes

HEX	`#6DAE76`
RGB	`rgb(109, 174, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 68.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 37%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.62, -32.67, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.62, 39.6, 145.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.711, 34.83, 22.557)`
Decimal	`7188086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DAE76, 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 #6DAE76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DAE76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #6DAE76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6dae76; }
.text { color: #6dae76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6dae76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 174 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6dae76, #6dae96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6DAE76?: #6DAE76 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DAE76?: The RGB value is 109, 174, 118: 109 red, 174 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DAE76?: The complementary color is #AE6DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DAE76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.