What color is #6EA065?

#6EA065 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA065?

The RGB value is 110, 160, 101: 110 red, 160 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA065?

The complementary color is #9765A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA065 color

#6EA065 rgb(110, 160, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EA065 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 62.7% green and 39.6% blue (110, 160, 101).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#6EA065 color codes

HEX	`#6EA065`
RGB	`rgb(110, 160, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 62.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 37%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.13, -28.51, 25.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.13, 38.31, 138.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.349, 29.395, 16.858)`
Decimal	`7250021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA065, 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 #6EA065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6EA065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #6EA065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea065; }
.text { color: #6ea065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 160 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea065, #65a079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6EA065?: #6EA065 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA065?: The RGB value is 110, 160, 101: 110 red, 160 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA065?: The complementary color is #9765A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.