What color is #6DA297?

#6DA297 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 #6DA297?

The RGB value is 109, 162, 151: 109 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA297?

The complementary color is #A26D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA297 color

#6DA297 rgb(109, 162, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6DA297 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 63.5% green and 59.2% blue (109, 162, 151).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#6DA297 color codes

HEX	`#6DA297`
RGB	`rgb(109, 162, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 63.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.78, -20.02, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.78, 20.02, 179.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.811, 31.325, 34.011)`
Decimal	`7185047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA297, 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 #6DA297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #6DA297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da297; }
.text { color: #6da297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 162 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da297, #6d92a2); }

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Questions

What color is #6DA297?: #6DA297 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 #6DA297?: The RGB value is 109, 162, 151: 109 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA297?: The complementary color is #A26D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.