What color is #6CA49B?

#6CA49B 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 #6CA49B?

The RGB value is 108, 164, 155: 108 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA49B?

The complementary color is #A46C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA49B color

#6CA49B rgb(108, 164, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6CA49B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 64.3% green and 60.8% blue (108, 164, 155).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#6CA49B color codes

HEX	`#6CA49B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 164, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 64.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.43, -20.42, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.43, 20.45, 183.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.374, 32.104, 35.864)`
Decimal	`7120027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA49B, 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 #6CA49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #6CA49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca49b; }
.text { color: #6ca49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 164 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca49b, #6c91a4); }

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Questions

What color is #6CA49B?: #6CA49B 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 #6CA49B?: The RGB value is 108, 164, 155: 108 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA49B?: The complementary color is #A46C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.