What color is #6BA88A?

#6BA88A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BA88A?

The RGB value is 107, 168, 138: 107 red, 168 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BA88A?

The complementary color is #A86B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BA88A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BA88A color

#6BA88A rgb(107, 168, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BA88A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 65.9% green and 54.1% blue (107, 168, 138).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#6BA88A color codes

HEX	`#6BA88A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 168, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 65.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 36%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.13, -26.53, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.13, 28.12, 160.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.652, 32.965, 29.104)`
Decimal	`7055498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BA88A, 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 #6BA88A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BA88A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #6BA88A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ba88a; }
.text { color: #6ba88a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ba88a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 168 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ba88a, #6ba8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BA88A?: #6BA88A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BA88A?: The RGB value is 107, 168, 138: 107 red, 168 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BA88A?: The complementary color is #A86B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BA88A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.