What color is #6EC988?

#6EC988 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EC988?

The RGB value is 110, 201, 136: 110 red, 201 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EC988?

The complementary color is #C96EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EC988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EC988 color

#6EC988 rgb(110, 201, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EC988 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 78.8% green and 53.3% blue (110, 201, 136).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 46% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#6EC988 color codes

HEX	`#6EC988`
RGB	`rgb(110, 201, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 78.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 46%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 45%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 32%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, -41.41, 24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 48, 149.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.759, 46.864, 30.66)`
Decimal	`7260552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EC988, 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 #6EC988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EC988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #6EC988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ec988; }
.text { color: #6ec988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ec988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 201 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ec988, #6ec9b5); }

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Questions

What color is #6EC988?: #6EC988 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EC988?: The RGB value is 110, 201, 136: 110 red, 201 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EC988?: The complementary color is #C96EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EC988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.