What color is #6DA29B?

#6DA29B 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 #6DA29B?

The RGB value is 109, 162, 155: 109 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA29B?

The complementary color is #A26D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA29B color

#6DA29B rgb(109, 162, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6DA29B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 63.5% green and 60.8% blue (109, 162, 155).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#6DA29B color codes

HEX	`#6DA29B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 162, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 63.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, -19.09, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 19.19, 185.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.141, 31.457, 35.751)`
Decimal	`7185051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA29B, 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 #6DA29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #6DA29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da29b; }
.text { color: #6da29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 162 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da29b, #6d8fa2); }

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Questions

What color is #6DA29B?: #6DA29B 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 #6DA29B?: The RGB value is 109, 162, 155: 109 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA29B?: The complementary color is #A26D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.