What color is #6EA766?

#6EA766 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA766?

The RGB value is 110, 167, 102: 110 red, 167 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA766?

The complementary color is #9F66A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA766 color

#6EA766 rgb(110, 167, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EA766 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 65.5% green and 40% blue (110, 167, 102).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#6EA766 color codes

HEX	`#6EA766`
RGB	`rgb(110, 167, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 65.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 39%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.27, -31.7, 27.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.27, 42.21, 138.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.647, 31.911, 17.534)`
Decimal	`7251814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA766, 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 #6EA766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EA766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #6EA766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea766; }
.text { color: #6ea766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 167 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea766, #66a77f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6EA766?: #6EA766 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA766?: The RGB value is 110, 167, 102: 110 red, 167 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA766?: The complementary color is #9F66A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.