What color is #6EA253?

#6EA253 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA253?

The RGB value is 110, 162, 83: 110 red, 162 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA253?

The complementary color is #8753A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA253?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA253 color

#6EA253 rgb(110, 162, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EA253 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 63.5% green and 32.5% blue (110, 162, 83).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 32% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Muted Green (#5FA052), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#6EA253 color codes

HEX	`#6EA253`
RGB	`rgb(110, 162, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 63.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 32%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 49%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, -32.05, 35.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 47.83, 132.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.912, 29.779, 12.828)`
Decimal	`7250515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA253, 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 #6EA253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6EA253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #6EA253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea253; }
.text { color: #6ea253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 162 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea253, #53a260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6EA253?: #6EA253 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA253?: The RGB value is 110, 162, 83: 110 red, 162 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA253?: The complementary color is #8753A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA253?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.