What color is #6DDD27?

#6DDD27 is a moderate green, closest to the named color King Lizard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DDD27?

The RGB value is 109, 221, 39: 109 red, 221 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DDD27?

The complementary color is #9727DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DDD27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DDD27 color

#6DDD27 rgb(109, 221, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #6DDD27 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 86.7% green and 15.3% blue (109, 221, 39).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 73% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is King Lizard (#77DD22), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#6DDD27 color codes

HEX	`#6DDD27`
RGB	`rgb(109, 221, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 86.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 73%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 82%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 82%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.1, -60.19, 71.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.1, 93.29, 130.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.528, 55.108, 10.842)`
Decimal	`7200039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DDD27, 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 #6DDD27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DDD27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #6DDD27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ddd27; }
.text { color: #6ddd27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ddd27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 221 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ddd27, #27dd3c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6DDD27?: #6DDD27 is a moderate green, closest to the named color King Lizard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DDD27?: The RGB value is 109, 221, 39: 109 red, 221 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DDD27?: The complementary color is #9727DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DDD27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.