What color is #6FAE71?

#6FAE71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FAE71?

The RGB value is 111, 174, 113: 111 red, 174 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FAE71?

The complementary color is #AE6FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FAE71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FAE71 color

#6FAE71 rgb(111, 174, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FAE71 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 68.2% green and 44.3% blue (111, 174, 113).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#6FAE71 color codes

HEX	`#6FAE71`
RGB	`rgb(111, 174, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 68.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 36%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 35%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, -32.89, 25.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 41.37, 142.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.671, 34.843, 21.045)`
Decimal	`7319153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FAE71, 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 #6FAE71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FAE71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #6FAE71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fae71; }
.text { color: #6fae71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fae71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 174 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fae71, #6fae91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6FAE71?: #6FAE71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FAE71?: The RGB value is 111, 174, 113: 111 red, 174 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FAE71?: The complementary color is #AE6FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FAE71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.