What color is #6EAC80?

#6EAC80 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EAC80?

The RGB value is 110, 172, 128: 110 red, 172 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EAC80?

The complementary color is #AC6E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EAC80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EAC80 color

#6EAC80 rgb(110, 172, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EAC80 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 67.5% green and 50.2% blue (110, 172, 128).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#6EAC80 color codes

HEX	`#6EAC80`
RGB	`rgb(110, 172, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 67.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, -29.57, 16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 33.84, 150.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.078, 34.377, 25.732)`
Decimal	`7253120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EAC80, 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 #6EAC80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EAC80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #6EAC80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eac80; }
.text { color: #6eac80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eac80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 172 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eac80, #6eac9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6EAC80?: #6EAC80 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EAC80?: The RGB value is 110, 172, 128: 110 red, 172 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EAC80?: The complementary color is #AC6E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EAC80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.