What color is #6AA080?

#6AA080 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AA080?

The RGB value is 106, 160, 128: 106 red, 160 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AA080?

The complementary color is #A06A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AA080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AA080 color

#6AA080 rgb(106, 160, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AA080 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 62.7% green and 50.2% blue (106, 160, 128).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#6AA080 color codes

HEX	`#6AA080`
RGB	`rgb(106, 160, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 62.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, -24.94, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 27.3, 156.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.41, 29.763, 24.982)`
Decimal	`6987904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AA080, 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 #6AA080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6AA080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	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 #6AA080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aa080; }
.text { color: #6aa080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aa080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 160 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aa080, #6aa09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6AA080?: #6AA080 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AA080?: The RGB value is 106, 160, 128: 106 red, 160 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AA080?: The complementary color is #A06A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AA080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.