What color is #6ABA9C?

#6ABA9C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6ABA9C?

The RGB value is 106, 186, 156: 106 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6ABA9C?

The complementary color is #BA6A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6ABA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6ABA9C color

#6ABA9C rgb(106, 186, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #6ABA9C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 72.9% green and 61.2% blue (106, 186, 156).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Spearmint (#64BFA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#6ABA9C color codes

HEX	`#6ABA9C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 186, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 72.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, -31.64, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 32.54, 166.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.501, 40.58, 37.724)`
Decimal	`6994588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6ABA9C, 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 #6ABA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6ABA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #6ABA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aba9c; }
.text { color: #6aba9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aba9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 186 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aba9c, #6ab0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #6ABA9C?: #6ABA9C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6ABA9C?: The RGB value is 106, 186, 156: 106 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6ABA9C?: The complementary color is #BA6A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6ABA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.