What color is #6DC589?

#6DC589 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DC589?

The RGB value is 109, 197, 137: 109 red, 197 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DC589?

The complementary color is #C56DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DC589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DC589 color

#6DC589 rgb(109, 197, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DC589 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 77.3% green and 53.7% blue (109, 197, 137).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 43% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#6DC589 color codes

HEX	`#6DC589`
RGB	`rgb(109, 197, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 77.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 43%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 45%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 30%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, -39.74, 22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 45.46, 150.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.786, 44.988, 30.723)`
Decimal	`7193993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DC589, 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 #6DC589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DC589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #6DC589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6dc589; }
.text { color: #6dc589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6dc589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 197 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6dc589, #6dc5b5); }

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Questions

What color is #6DC589?: #6DC589 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DC589?: The RGB value is 109, 197, 137: 109 red, 197 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DC589?: The complementary color is #C56DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DC589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.