What color is #6EB98C?

#6EB98C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EB98C?

The RGB value is 110, 185, 140: 110 red, 185 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EB98C?

The complementary color is #B96E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EB98C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EB98C color

#6EB98C rgb(110, 185, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EB98C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 72.5% green and 54.9% blue (110, 185, 140).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#6EB98C color codes

HEX	`#6EB98C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 185, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 72.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 41%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.4, -33.41, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.4, 36.9, 154.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.511, 39.905, 31.006)`
Decimal	`7256460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EB98C, 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 #6EB98C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EB98C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #6EB98C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eb98c; }
.text { color: #6eb98c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eb98c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 185 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eb98c, #6eb9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6EB98C?: #6EB98C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EB98C?: The RGB value is 110, 185, 140: 110 red, 185 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EB98C?: The complementary color is #B96E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EB98C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.