What color is #6FAD66?

#6FAD66 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FAD66?

The RGB value is 111, 173, 102: 111 red, 173 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FAD66?

The complementary color is #A466AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FAD66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FAD66 color

#6FAD66 rgb(111, 173, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FAD66 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 67.8% green and 40% blue (111, 173, 102).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#6FAD66 color codes

HEX	`#6FAD66`
RGB	`rgb(111, 173, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 67.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 41%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, -34.17, 30.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 45.67, 138.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.896, 34.225, 17.915)`
Decimal	`7318886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FAD66, 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 #6FAD66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FAD66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #6FAD66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fad66; }
.text { color: #6fad66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fad66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 173 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fad66, #66ad81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6FAD66?: #6FAD66 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FAD66?: The RGB value is 111, 173, 102: 111 red, 173 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FAD66?: The complementary color is #A466AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FAD66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.