What color is #6ABAA8?

#6ABAA8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sereni Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6ABAA8?

The RGB value is 106, 186, 168: 106 red, 186 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6ABAA8?

The complementary color is #BA6A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6ABAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6ABAA8 color

#6ABAA8 rgb(106, 186, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6ABAA8 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 72.9% green and 65.9% blue (106, 186, 168).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sereni Teal (#76BAA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#6ABAA8 color codes

HEX	`#6ABAA8`
RGB	`rgb(106, 186, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 72.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.18, -28.9, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.18, 28.94, 177.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.568, 41.007, 43.343)`
Decimal	`6994600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6ABAA8, 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 #6ABAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6ABAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #6ABAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6abaa8; }
.text { color: #6abaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6abaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 186 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6abaa8, #6aa4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #6ABAA8?: #6ABAA8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sereni Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6ABAA8?: The RGB value is 106, 186, 168: 106 red, 186 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6ABAA8?: The complementary color is #BA6A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6ABAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.