What color is #6CAE89?

#6CAE89 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CAE89?

The RGB value is 108, 174, 137: 108 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CAE89?

The complementary color is #AE6C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CAE89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CAE89 color

#6CAE89 rgb(108, 174, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #6CAE89 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 68.2% green and 53.7% blue (108, 174, 137).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#6CAE89 color codes

HEX	`#6CAE89`
RGB	`rgb(108, 174, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 68.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, -29.37, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 31.9, 157.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.834, 35.265, 29.108)`
Decimal	`7122569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CAE89, 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 #6CAE89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CAE89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #6CAE89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cae89; }
.text { color: #6cae89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cae89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 174 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cae89, #6caeaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6CAE89?: #6CAE89 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CAE89?: The RGB value is 108, 174, 137: 108 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CAE89?: The complementary color is #AE6C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CAE89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.