What color is #6FAE4A?

#6FAE4A 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 #6FAE4A?

The RGB value is 111, 174, 74: 111 red, 174 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FAE4A?

The complementary color is #894AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FAE4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FAE4A color

#6FAE4A rgb(111, 174, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FAE4A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 68.2% green and 29% blue (111, 174, 74).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#6FAE4A color codes

HEX	`#6FAE4A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 174, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 68.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 57%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 57%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.08, -38.22, 44.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.08, 58.49, 130.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.927, 34.145, 11.86)`
Decimal	`7319114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FAE4A, 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 #6FAE4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FAE4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #6FAE4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fae4a; }
.text { color: #6fae4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fae4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 174 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fae4a, #4aae57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6FAE4A?: #6FAE4A 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 #6FAE4A?: The RGB value is 111, 174, 74: 111 red, 174 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FAE4A?: The complementary color is #894AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FAE4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.