What color is #6EB213?

#6EB213 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 #6EB213?

The RGB value is 110, 178, 19: 110 red, 178 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EB213?

The complementary color is #5713B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EB213?

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.

#6EB213 color

#6EB213 rgb(110, 178, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EB213 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 69.8% green and 7.5% blue (110, 178, 19).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 81% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Extra Life (#6AB417), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6EB213 color codes

HEX	`#6EB213`
RGB	`rgb(110, 178, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 69.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 81%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 89%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 89%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -43.88, 64.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 77.73, 124.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.468, 35.202, 6.227)`
Decimal	`7254547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EB213, 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 #6EB213	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EB213 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 #6EB213 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eb213; }
.text { color: #6eb213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eb213; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 178 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eb213, #1fb213); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #6EB213?: #6EB213 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 #6EB213?: The RGB value is 110, 178, 19: 110 red, 178 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EB213?: The complementary color is #5713B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EB213?: 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.