What color is #6EB348?

#6EB348 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EB348?

The RGB value is 110, 179, 72: 110 red, 179 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EB348?

The complementary color is #8D48B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EB348?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EB348 color

#6EB348 rgb(110, 179, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EB348 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 70.2% green and 28.2% blue (110, 179, 72).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#6EB348 color codes

HEX	`#6EB348`
RGB	`rgb(110, 179, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 70.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 60%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, -40.97, 46.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 62.25, 131.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.72, 36.022, 11.833)`
Decimal	`7254856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EB348, 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 #6EB348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EB348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #6EB348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eb348; }
.text { color: #6eb348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eb348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 179 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eb348, #48b358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #6EB348?: #6EB348 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EB348?: The RGB value is 110, 179, 72: 110 red, 179 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EB348?: The complementary color is #8D48B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EB348?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.