What color is #6EAA8C?

#6EAA8C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EAA8C?

The RGB value is 110, 170, 140: 110 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EAA8C?

The complementary color is #AA6E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EAA8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EAA8C color

#6EAA8C rgb(110, 170, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EAA8C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 66.7% green and 54.9% blue (110, 170, 140).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#6EAA8C color codes

HEX	`#6EAA8C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 170, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 66.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, -26.19, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 27.82, 160.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.537, 33.956, 30.015)`
Decimal	`7252620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EAA8C, 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 #6EAA8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EAA8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #6EAA8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eaa8c; }
.text { color: #6eaa8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eaa8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 170 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eaa8c, #6eaaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6EAA8C?: #6EAA8C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EAA8C?: The RGB value is 110, 170, 140: 110 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EAA8C?: The complementary color is #AA6E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EAA8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.