What color is #6AA09A?

#6AA09A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AA09A?

The RGB value is 106, 160, 154: 106 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AA09A?

The complementary color is #A06A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AA09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AA09A color

#6AA09A rgb(106, 160, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6AA09A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (106, 160, 154).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#6AA09A color codes

HEX	`#6AA09A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 160, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 62.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, -19.17, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 19.33, 187.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.345, 30.537, 35.177)`
Decimal	`6987930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AA09A, 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 #6AA09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AA09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #6AA09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aa09a; }
.text { color: #6aa09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aa09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 160 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aa09a, #6a8ba0); }

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Questions

What color is #6AA09A?: #6AA09A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AA09A?: The RGB value is 106, 160, 154: 106 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AA09A?: The complementary color is #A06A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AA09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.