What color is #6EA094?

#6EA094 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 #6EA094?

The RGB value is 110, 160, 148: 110 red, 160 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA094?

The complementary color is #A06E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA094 color

#6EA094 rgb(110, 160, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6EA094 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 62.7% green and 58% blue (110, 160, 148).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#6EA094 color codes

HEX	`#6EA094`
RGB	`rgb(110, 160, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 62.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.16, -19.37, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.16, 19.4, 177.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.345, 30.593, 32.634)`
Decimal	`7250068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA094, 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 #6EA094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EA094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #6EA094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea094; }
.text { color: #6ea094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 160 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea094, #6e93a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6EA094?: #6EA094 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 #6EA094?: The RGB value is 110, 160, 148: 110 red, 160 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA094?: The complementary color is #A06E7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.