What color is #6AA38C?

#6AA38C 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 #6AA38C?

The RGB value is 106, 163, 140: 106 red, 163 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AA38C?

The complementary color is #A36A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AA38C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AA38C color

#6AA38C rgb(106, 163, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AA38C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 63.9% green and 54.9% blue (106, 163, 140).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#6AA38C color codes

HEX	`#6AA38C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 163, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 63.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 35%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, -23.91, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 24.67, 165.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.773, 31.151, 29.566)`
Decimal	`6988684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AA38C, 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 #6AA38C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AA38C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #6AA38C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aa38c; }
.text { color: #6aa38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aa38c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 163 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aa38c, #6a9ea3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6AA38C?: #6AA38C 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 #6AA38C?: The RGB value is 106, 163, 140: 106 red, 163 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AA38C?: The complementary color is #A36A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AA38C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.