What color is #6BCBBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #6BCBBA?

The RGB value is 107, 203, 186: 107 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BCBBA?

The complementary color is #CB6B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BCBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BCBBA color

#6BCBBA rgb(107, 203, 186)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 79.6% green and 72.9% blue (107, 203, 186).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 48% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Jolly Jade (#77CCBB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#6BCBBA color codes

HEX	`#6BCBBA`
RGB	`rgb(107, 203, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 79.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 48%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 47%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -32.51, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 32.51, 180.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.279, 49.38, 54.064)`
Decimal	`7064506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BCBBA, 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 #6BCBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BCBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #6BCBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bcbba; }
.text { color: #6bcbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bcbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 203 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bcbba, #6baccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #6BCBBA?: #6BCBBA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jolly Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BCBBA?: The RGB value is 107, 203, 186: 107 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BCBBA?: The complementary color is #CB6B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BCBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.