What color is #6BAE89?

#6BAE89 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BAE89?

The RGB value is 107, 174, 137: 107 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BAE89?

The complementary color is #AE6B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BAE89?

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.

#6BAE89 color

#6BAE89 rgb(107, 174, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BAE89 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 68.2% green and 53.7% blue (107, 174, 137).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6BAE89 color codes

HEX	`#6BAE89`
RGB	`rgb(107, 174, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 68.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 39%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -29.67, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 32.15, 157.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.713, 35.202, 29.102)`
Decimal	`7057033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BAE89, 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 #6BAE89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BAE89 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 #6BAE89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bae89; }
.text { color: #6bae89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bae89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 174 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bae89, #6baeab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BAE89?: #6BAE89 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BAE89?: The RGB value is 107, 174, 137: 107 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BAE89?: The complementary color is #AE6B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BAE89?: 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.