What color is #6BC5AD?

#6BC5AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BC5AD?

The RGB value is 107, 197, 173: 107 red, 197 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BC5AD?

The complementary color is #C56B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BC5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BC5AD color

#6BC5AD rgb(107, 197, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #6BC5AD is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 77.3% green and 67.8% blue (107, 197, 173).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 44% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Spearmint (#64BFA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#6BC5AD color codes

HEX	`#6BC5AD`
RGB	`rgb(107, 197, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 77.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 44%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 46%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -32.74, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 32.95, 173.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.569, 46.073, 46.651)`
Decimal	`7062957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BC5AD, 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 #6BC5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BC5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #6BC5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bc5ad; }
.text { color: #6bc5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bc5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 197 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bc5ad, #6bb0c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6BC5AD?: #6BC5AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BC5AD?: The RGB value is 107, 197, 173: 107 red, 197 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BC5AD?: The complementary color is #C56B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BC5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.