What color is #6BDBC9?

#6BDBC9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jazzy Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BDBC9?

The RGB value is 107, 219, 201: 107 red, 219 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BDBC9?

The complementary color is #DB6B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BDBC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BDBC9 color

#6BDBC9 rgb(107, 219, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BDBC9 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 85.9% green and 78.8% blue (107, 219, 201).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 61% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jazzy Jade (#55DDCC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#6BDBC9 color codes

HEX	`#6BDBC9`
RGB	`rgb(107, 219, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 85.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 61%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 51%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.74, -36.35, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.74, 36.36, 181.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.933, 58.002, 64.233)`
Decimal	`7068617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BDBC9, 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 #6BDBC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BDBC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #6BDBC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bdbc9; }
.text { color: #6bdbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bdbc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 219 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bdbc9, #6bb5db); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6BDBC9?: #6BDBC9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jazzy Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BDBC9?: The RGB value is 107, 219, 201: 107 red, 219 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BDBC9?: The complementary color is #DB6B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BDBC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.