What color is #6CA19B?

#6CA19B 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 #6CA19B?

The RGB value is 108, 161, 155: 108 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA19B?

The complementary color is #A16C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA19B color

#6CA19B rgb(108, 161, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6CA19B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 63.1% green and 60.8% blue (108, 161, 155).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#6CA19B color codes

HEX	`#6CA19B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 161, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 63.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, -18.86, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 19.02, 187.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.844, 31.043, 35.687)`
Decimal	`7119259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA19B, 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 #6CA19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #6CA19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca19b; }
.text { color: #6ca19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 161 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca19b, #6c8da1); }

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Questions

What color is #6CA19B?: #6CA19B 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 #6CA19B?: The RGB value is 108, 161, 155: 108 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA19B?: The complementary color is #A16C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.