What color is #6DB6AA?

#6DB6AA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DB6AA?

The RGB value is 109, 182, 170: 109 red, 182 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DB6AA?

The complementary color is #B66D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DB6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DB6AA color

#6DB6AA rgb(109, 182, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6DB6AA is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 71.4% green and 66.7% blue (109, 182, 170).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#6DB6AA color codes

HEX	`#6DB6AA`
RGB	`rgb(109, 182, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 71.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.19, -25.68, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.19, 25.7, 182.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.288, 39.607, 44.071)`
Decimal	`7190186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DB6AA, 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 #6DB6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DB6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #6DB6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6db6aa; }
.text { color: #6db6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6db6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 182 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6db6aa, #6d9db6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6DB6AA?: #6DB6AA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DB6AA?: The RGB value is 109, 182, 170: 109 red, 182 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DB6AA?: The complementary color is #B66D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DB6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.