What color is #6AA192?

#6AA192 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AA192?

The RGB value is 106, 161, 146: 106 red, 161 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AA192?

The complementary color is #A16A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AA192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AA192 color

#6AA192 rgb(106, 161, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AA192 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 63.1% green and 57.3% blue (106, 161, 146).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#6AA192 color codes

HEX	`#6AA192`
RGB	`rgb(106, 161, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 63.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, -21.55, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 21.65, 174.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.875, 30.628, 31.842)`
Decimal	`6988178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AA192, 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 #6AA192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AA192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #6AA192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aa192; }
.text { color: #6aa192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aa192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 161 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aa192, #6a95a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6AA192?: #6AA192 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AA192?: The RGB value is 106, 161, 146: 106 red, 161 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AA192?: The complementary color is #A16A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AA192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.