What color is #6EA18D?

#6EA18D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA18D?

The RGB value is 110, 161, 141: 110 red, 161 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA18D?

The complementary color is #A16E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA18D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA18D color

#6EA18D rgb(110, 161, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EA18D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 63.1% green and 55.3% blue (110, 161, 141).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#6EA18D color codes

HEX	`#6EA18D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 161, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 63.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.28, -21.45, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.28, 22.03, 166.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.981, 30.727, 29.861)`
Decimal	`7250317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA18D, 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 #6EA18D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EA18D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #6EA18D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea18d; }
.text { color: #6ea18d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea18d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 161 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea18d, #6e9ba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6EA18D?: #6EA18D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA18D?: The RGB value is 110, 161, 141: 110 red, 161 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA18D?: The complementary color is #A16E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA18D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.