What color is #6EB211?

#6EB211 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Extra Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EB211?

The RGB value is 110, 178, 17: 110 red, 178 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EB211?

The complementary color is #5511B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EB211?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EB211 color

#6EB211 rgb(110, 178, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EB211 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 69.8% green and 6.7% blue (110, 178, 17).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 83% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Extra Life (#6AB417), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#6EB211 color codes

HEX	`#6EB211`
RGB	`rgb(110, 178, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 69.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 83%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 90%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 90%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.9, -43.94, 64.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.9, 78.05, 124.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.452, 35.195, 6.141)`
Decimal	`7254545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EB211, 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 #6EB211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EB211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #6EB211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eb211; }
.text { color: #6eb211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eb211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 178 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eb211, #1db211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #6EB211?: #6EB211 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Extra Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EB211?: The RGB value is 110, 178, 17: 110 red, 178 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EB211?: The complementary color is #5511B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EB211?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.