What color is #6EA062?

#6EA062 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA062?

The RGB value is 110, 160, 98: 110 red, 160 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA062?

The complementary color is #9462A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA062?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA062 color

#6EA062 rgb(110, 160, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EA062 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 62.7% green and 38.4% blue (110, 160, 98).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#6EA062 color codes

HEX	`#6EA062`
RGB	`rgb(110, 160, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 62.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 39%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 39%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, -28.98, 27.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 39.7, 136.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.205, 29.338, 16.098)`
Decimal	`7250018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA062, 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 #6EA062	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6EA062 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #6EA062 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea062; }
.text { color: #6ea062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea062; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 160 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea062, #62a075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6EA062?: #6EA062 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA062?: The RGB value is 110, 160, 98: 110 red, 160 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA062?: The complementary color is #9462A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA062?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.