What color is #6DB1A8?

#6DB1A8 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 #6DB1A8?

The RGB value is 109, 177, 168: 109 red, 177 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DB1A8?

The complementary color is #B16D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DB1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DB1A8 color

#6DB1A8 rgb(109, 177, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6DB1A8 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 69.4% green and 65.9% blue (109, 177, 168).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#6DB1A8 color codes

HEX	`#6DB1A8`
RGB	`rgb(109, 177, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 69.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.67, -23.66, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.67, 23.76, 185.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.094, 37.521, 42.747)`
Decimal	`7188904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DB1A8, 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 #6DB1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DB1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #6DB1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6db1a8; }
.text { color: #6db1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6db1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 177 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6db1a8, #6d98b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6DB1A8?: #6DB1A8 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 #6DB1A8?: The RGB value is 109, 177, 168: 109 red, 177 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DB1A8?: The complementary color is #B16D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DB1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.