What color is #6EA174?

#6EA174 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA174?

The RGB value is 110, 161, 116: 110 red, 161 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA174?

The complementary color is #A16E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA174 color

#6EA174 rgb(110, 161, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EA174 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 63.1% green and 45.5% blue (110, 161, 116).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#6EA174 color codes

HEX	`#6EA174`
RGB	`rgb(110, 161, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 63.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 28%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.71, -26.45, 18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.71, 32.09, 145.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.327, 30.065, 21.146)`
Decimal	`7250292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA174, 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 #6EA174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EA174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #6EA174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea174; }
.text { color: #6ea174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 161 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea174, #6ea18d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6EA174?: #6EA174 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA174?: The RGB value is 110, 161, 116: 110 red, 161 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA174?: The complementary color is #A16E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.