What color is #6CAB9F?

#6CAB9F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CAB9F?

The RGB value is 108, 171, 159: 108 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CAB9F?

The complementary color is #AB6C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CAB9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CAB9F color

#6CAB9F rgb(108, 171, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6CAB9F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 67.1% green and 62.4% blue (108, 171, 159).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#6CAB9F color codes

HEX	`#6CAB9F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 171, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 67.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, -23.05, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 23.05, 180.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.003, 34.815, 38.091)`
Decimal	`7121823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CAB9F, 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 #6CAB9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CAB9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #6CAB9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cab9f; }
.text { color: #6cab9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cab9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 171 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cab9f, #6c98ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6CAB9F?: #6CAB9F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CAB9F?: The RGB value is 108, 171, 159: 108 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CAB9F?: The complementary color is #AB6C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CAB9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.