What color is #6E9790?

#6E9790 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9790?

The RGB value is 110, 151, 144: 110 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9790?

The complementary color is #976E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9790 color

#6E9790 rgb(110, 151, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6E9790 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 59.2% green and 56.5% blue (110, 151, 144).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#6E9790 color codes

HEX	`#6E9790`
RGB	`rgb(110, 151, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 59.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, -15.55, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 15.58, 183.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.529, 27.461, 30.494)`
Decimal	`7247760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9790, 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 #6E9790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	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 #6E9790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9790; }
.text { color: #6e9790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 151 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9790, #6e8a97); }

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Questions

What color is #6E9790?: #6E9790 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9790?: The RGB value is 110, 151, 144: 110 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9790?: The complementary color is #976E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.