What color is #6DDC79?

#6DDC79 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DDC79?

The RGB value is 109, 220, 121: 109 red, 220 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DDC79?

The complementary color is #DC6DD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DDC79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DDC79 color

#6DDC79 rgb(109, 220, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DDC79 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 86.3% green and 47.5% blue (109, 220, 121).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 61% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#6DDC79 color codes

HEX	`#6DDC79`
RGB	`rgb(109, 220, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 86.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 61%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 50%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 45%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.51, -52.11, 39.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.51, 65.1, 143.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.349, 55.815, 26.996)`
Decimal	`7199865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DDC79, 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 #6DDC79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DDC79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #6DDC79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ddc79; }
.text { color: #6ddc79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ddc79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 220 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ddc79, #6ddcb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6DDC79?: #6DDC79 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DDC79?: The RGB value is 109, 220, 121: 109 red, 220 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DDC79?: The complementary color is #DC6DD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DDC79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.