What color is #6BAD8E?

#6BAD8E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BAD8E?

The RGB value is 107, 173, 142: 107 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BAD8E?

The complementary color is #AD6B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BAD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BAD8E color

#6BAD8E rgb(107, 173, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BAD8E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 67.8% green and 55.7% blue (107, 173, 142).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#6BAD8E color codes

HEX	`#6BAD8E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 173, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 67.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, -28.14, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 29.66, 161.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.888, 34.964, 30.971)`
Decimal	`7056782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BAD8E, 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 #6BAD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BAD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #6BAD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bad8e; }
.text { color: #6bad8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bad8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 173 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bad8e, #6babad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BAD8E?: #6BAD8E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BAD8E?: The RGB value is 107, 173, 142: 107 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BAD8E?: The complementary color is #AD6B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BAD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.