What color is #6BA293?

#6BA293 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 #6BA293?

The RGB value is 107, 162, 147: 107 red, 162 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA293?

The complementary color is #A26B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA293 color

#6BA293 rgb(107, 162, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BA293 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 63.5% green and 57.6% blue (107, 162, 147).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#6BA293 color codes

HEX	`#6BA293`
RGB	`rgb(107, 162, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 63.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -21.54, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 21.64, 174.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.248, 31.072, 32.318)`
Decimal	`7053971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA293, 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 #6BA293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #6BA293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba293; }
.text { color: #6ba293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 162 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba293, #6b96a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6BA293?: #6BA293 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 #6BA293?: The RGB value is 107, 162, 147: 107 red, 162 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA293?: The complementary color is #A26B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.