What color is #6BBD8E?

#6BBD8E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BBD8E?

The RGB value is 107, 189, 142: 107 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BBD8E?

The complementary color is #BD6B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BBD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BBD8E color

#6BBD8E rgb(107, 189, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BBD8E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 74.1% green and 55.7% blue (107, 189, 142).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 38% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#6BBD8E color codes

HEX	`#6BBD8E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 189, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 74.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 38%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 43%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, -35.71, 16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 39.18, 155.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.141, 41.472, 32.055)`
Decimal	`7060878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BBD8E, 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 #6BBD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BBD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #6BBD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bbd8e; }
.text { color: #6bbd8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bbd8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 189 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bbd8e, #6bbdb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6BBD8E?: #6BBD8E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BBD8E?: The RGB value is 107, 189, 142: 107 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BBD8E?: The complementary color is #BD6B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BBD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.