What color is #6EA050?

#6EA050 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA050?

The RGB value is 110, 160, 80: 110 red, 160 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA050?

The complementary color is #8250A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA050?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA050 color

#6EA050 rgb(110, 160, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EA050 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 62.7% green and 31.4% blue (110, 160, 80).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#6EA050 color codes

HEX	`#6EA050`
RGB	`rgb(110, 160, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 62.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 50%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 50%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, -31.49, 36.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 48.01, 130.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.449, 29.035, 12.115)`
Decimal	`7250000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA050, 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 #6EA050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6EA050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	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 #6EA050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea050; }
.text { color: #6ea050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 160 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea050, #50a05a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6EA050?: #6EA050 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA050?: The RGB value is 110, 160, 80: 110 red, 160 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA050?: The complementary color is #8250A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA050?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.