What color is #6EA99E?

#6EA99E 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 #6EA99E?

The RGB value is 110, 169, 158: 110 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA99E?

The complementary color is #A96E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA99E color

#6EA99E rgb(110, 169, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6EA99E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 66.3% green and 62% blue (110, 169, 158).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#6EA99E color codes

HEX	`#6EA99E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 169, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 66.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 35%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, -21.7, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 21.7, 181.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.788, 34.158, 37.523)`
Decimal	`7252382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA99E, 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 #6EA99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EA99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #6EA99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea99e; }
.text { color: #6ea99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 169 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea99e, #6e96a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6EA99E?: #6EA99E 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 #6EA99E?: The RGB value is 110, 169, 158: 110 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA99E?: The complementary color is #A96E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.