What color is #6BBBAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #6BBBAE?

The RGB value is 107, 187, 174: 107 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BBBAE?

The complementary color is #BB6B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BBBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BBBAE color

#6BBBAE rgb(107, 187, 174)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (107, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#6BBBAE color codes

HEX	`#6BBBAE`
RGB	`rgb(107, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, -27.7, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 27.72, 182.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.471, 41.72, 46.431)`
Decimal	`7060398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BBBAE, 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 #6BBBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BBBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #6BBBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bbbae; }
.text { color: #6bbbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bbbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bbbae, #6ba0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6BBBAE?: #6BBBAE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BBBAE?: The RGB value is 107, 187, 174: 107 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BBBAE?: The complementary color is #BB6B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BBBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.