What color is #6EB660?

#6EB660 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EB660?

The RGB value is 110, 182, 96: 110 red, 182 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EB660?

The complementary color is #A860B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EB660?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EB660 color

#6EB660 rgb(110, 182, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EB660 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 71.4% green and 37.6% blue (110, 182, 96).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 37% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bud Green (#79B465), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#6EB660 color codes

HEX	`#6EB660`
RGB	`rgb(110, 182, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 71.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 37%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 47%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 47%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.74, -39.42, 36.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.74, 53.86, 137.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.269, 37.614, 16.993)`
Decimal	`7255648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EB660, 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 #6EB660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EB660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #6EB660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eb660; }
.text { color: #6eb660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eb660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 182 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eb660, #60b67d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #6EB660?: #6EB660 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EB660?: The RGB value is 110, 182, 96: 110 red, 182 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EB660?: The complementary color is #A860B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EB660?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.