What color is #6EAA88?

#6EAA88 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EAA88?

The RGB value is 110, 170, 136: 110 red, 170 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EAA88?

The complementary color is #AA6E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EAA88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EAA88 color

#6EAA88 rgb(110, 170, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EAA88 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 66.7% green and 53.3% blue (110, 170, 136).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#6EAA88 color codes

HEX	`#6EAA88`
RGB	`rgb(110, 170, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 66.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, -27.02, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 29.34, 157.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.247, 33.841, 28.489)`
Decimal	`7252616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EAA88, 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 #6EAA88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EAA88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #6EAA88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eaa88; }
.text { color: #6eaa88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eaa88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 170 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eaa88, #6eaaa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6EAA88?: #6EAA88 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EAA88?: The RGB value is 110, 170, 136: 110 red, 170 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EAA88?: The complementary color is #AA6E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EAA88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.