What color is #6EA16B?

#6EA16B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA16B?

The RGB value is 110, 161, 107: 110 red, 161 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA16B?

The complementary color is #9E6BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA16B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA16B color

#6EA16B rgb(110, 161, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EA16B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 63.1% green and 42% blue (110, 161, 107).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#6EA16B color codes

HEX	`#6EA16B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 161, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 63.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -28.02, 22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 36.17, 140.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.828, 29.865, 18.522)`
Decimal	`7250283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA16B, 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 #6EA16B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6EA16B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #6EA16B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea16b; }
.text { color: #6ea16b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea16b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 161 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea16b, #6ba183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6EA16B?: #6EA16B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA16B?: The RGB value is 110, 161, 107: 110 red, 161 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA16B?: The complementary color is #9E6BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA16B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.