What color is #6BB0A0?

#6BB0A0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sereni Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BB0A0?

The RGB value is 107, 176, 160: 107 red, 176 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BB0A0?

The complementary color is #B06B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BB0A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BB0A0 color

#6BB0A0 rgb(107, 176, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BB0A0 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 69% green and 62.7% blue (107, 176, 160).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sereni Teal (#76BAA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#6BB0A0 color codes

HEX	`#6BB0A0`
RGB	`rgb(107, 176, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 69%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.06, -25.6, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.06, 25.63, 177.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.931, 36.713, 38.865)`
Decimal	`7057568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BB0A0, 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 #6BB0A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BB0A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #6BB0A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bb0a0; }
.text { color: #6bb0a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bb0a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 176 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bb0a0, #6b9eb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6BB0A0?: #6BB0A0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sereni Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BB0A0?: The RGB value is 107, 176, 160: 107 red, 176 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BB0A0?: The complementary color is #B06B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BB0A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.