What color is #6CA195?

#6CA195 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA195?

The RGB value is 108, 161, 149: 108 red, 161 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA195?

The complementary color is #A16C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA195 color

#6CA195 rgb(108, 161, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6CA195 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 63.1% green and 58.4% blue (108, 161, 149).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#6CA195 color codes

HEX	`#6CA195`
RGB	`rgb(108, 161, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 63.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, -20.27, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 20.28, 178.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.352, 30.846, 33.099)`
Decimal	`7119253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA195, 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 #6CA195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #6CA195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca195; }
.text { color: #6ca195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 161 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca195, #6c93a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6CA195?: #6CA195 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA195?: The RGB value is 108, 161, 149: 108 red, 161 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA195?: The complementary color is #A16C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.