What color is #6B9C94?

#6B9C94 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 #6B9C94?

The RGB value is 107, 156, 148: 107 red, 156 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9C94?

The complementary color is #9C6B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9C94 color

#6B9C94 rgb(107, 156, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B9C94 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 61.2% green and 58% blue (107, 156, 148).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% 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 6.81:1).

#6B9C94 color codes

HEX	`#6B9C94`
RGB	`rgb(107, 156, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 61.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 31%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, -18.2, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 18.23, 183.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.295, 29.04, 32.389)`
Decimal	`7052436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9C94, 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 #6B9C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	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 #6B9C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9c94; }
.text { color: #6b9c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 156 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9c94, #6b8c9c); }

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Questions

What color is #6B9C94?: #6B9C94 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 #6B9C94?: The RGB value is 107, 156, 148: 107 red, 156 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9C94?: The complementary color is #9C6B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.