What color is #6BAD96?

#6BAD96 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BAD96?

The RGB value is 107, 173, 150: 107 red, 173 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BAD96?

The complementary color is #AD6B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BAD96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BAD96 color

#6BAD96 rgb(107, 173, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BAD96 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 67.8% green and 58.8% blue (107, 173, 150).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#6BAD96 color codes

HEX	`#6BAD96`
RGB	`rgb(107, 173, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 67.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -26.4, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 26.91, 168.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.51, 35.213, 34.248)`
Decimal	`7056790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BAD96, 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 #6BAD96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BAD96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #6BAD96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bad96; }
.text { color: #6bad96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bad96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 173 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bad96, #6ba3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BAD96?: #6BAD96 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BAD96?: The RGB value is 107, 173, 150: 107 red, 173 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BAD96?: The complementary color is #AD6B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BAD96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.