What color is #6BA09A?

#6BA09A 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 #6BA09A?

The RGB value is 107, 160, 154: 107 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA09A?

The complementary color is #A06B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA09A color

#6BA09A rgb(107, 160, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BA09A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (107, 160, 154).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#6BA09A color codes

HEX	`#6BA09A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 160, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 62.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, -18.87, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 19.03, 187.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.465, 30.599, 35.183)`
Decimal	`7053466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA09A, 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 #6BA09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #6BA09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba09a; }
.text { color: #6ba09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 160 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba09a, #6b8ca0); }

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Questions

What color is #6BA09A?: #6BA09A 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 #6BA09A?: The RGB value is 107, 160, 154: 107 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA09A?: The complementary color is #A06B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.